Hi, I'm Mandy Fairbanks and this blog is in honor of our dear son Tristin Riley Fairbanks. He had a heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He was a true fighter till the end. I decided to start this blog so that I can share my feelings and my experience with others. I've heard that writing is a good source to help you in your grieving process. I've had a tough year so far. Our son Tristin died on the 20th of May and then my father died just a few weeks ago, October 18th. He died almost 5 months to the day that we lost our son Tristin.

I hope in reading this it will possibly help other parents with children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and also help me work through some of my grief. Thank you for reading.