Welcome to the CMN team, Davey Jean!

Meet our new 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for the Central Valley, Davey Jean. Davey Jean is a 10-year-old who was born with a rare genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q). She has been a patient at Valley Children’s since she was 30 weeks in utero, when she was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot, a compilation of four heart defects. Soon after her birth she required open-heart surgery, the first of five surgeries she has had at Valley Children’s. She is not only a patient of the Willson Heart Center, but she also continues to see Valley Children’s specialists in cardiology, plastic surgery, genetics, neurology, endocrinology, GI, neuropsychology and developmental pediatrics, as well as physical and occupational therapy.

True to form with most 22q children, Davey Jean has a big personality that comes in a tiny package. She is very active and enjoys playing with her friends, doing gymnastics and going to the park. She loves her family and adores her dog, Tater Tot. She is currently thriving in a private school that focuses on children with learning disorders, specifically Davey Jean’s dyslexia.

Davey Jean’s mom, who was also treated at Valley Children’s as a child, feels an extension of family with Valley Children’s. “Valley Children’s is in our backyard, and we both grew up here. We love this hospital!”

The feeling is mutual. Everyone at Valley Children’s lights up when Davey Jean and her mom, Brittany, come through our doors. We are so excited to have Davey Jean represent Valley Children’s and the Central Valley for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals!