Girl Has Doll That Looks Just Like Her Sick Brother
Henry Nolan has spent most of his 6 months of life in hospital attached to machines and waiting for a heart transplant. His big sister Nora, who is two years old gets through her days missing her brother with her replica doll of Henry.
Nora and her doll
Henry who was born 12 weeks premature has two incredibly serious heart conditions and his parents were told shortly after his birth that he would need a heart transplant to survive. As he waited on the donor list in hospital in Minnesota, a family friend made a beautiful doll for his sister. The doll has tubes and wires much like Henry’s and her mum Mollie Dolan told Mirror Online “She walks around the house calling it her ‘Baby Henry’. When she can’t find it, she says, ‘Where’d my baby Henry go?’ It’s so cute.”
Henry in hospital
“As far as coping goes, she doesn’t fully understand things yet, but she knows baby Henry is sick and that he’s in the hospital getting better.”
Henry is still in hospital, however last month on October 16th he underwent a heart transplant after the family learnt there was a donor match. His family say he is doing well and are feeling positive even though they know he has an uphill battle ahead of him.
Update: Little Henry is home with his family and doing well. You can follow his progress on the family’s Facebook page here.
