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Scarlett Elsasser of Fort Wayne, shown here at 2 months old, is all smiles after surgery for a rare heart defect at about 5 weeks old.
Cami and Eric Elsasser of Fort Wayne pose with daughter Scarlett, shortly after her birth, and daughter Evelyn, 4.
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Before her open heart surgery to correct an aortic defect, Scarlett Elsasser s skin showed a faint purple blotchiness indicating her heart was not pumping enough oxygen-rich blood to her body because of the defect. Previous Next
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