Jimmy Kimmel's monologue about his newborn son's heart defect went viral seven years ago. Today, the little boy is still fighting the battle — and winning.
Jimmy Kimmel's 7-year-old son is recovering from open heart surgery — again. 'This weekend, our boy Billy had his third open heart surgery. We went into this experience with a lot of optimism and nearly as much fear and came out with a new valve inside a happy, healthy kid,' the late-night host posted Monday on Instagram alongside a photo of the boy smiling in his hospital bed, wearing a gown covered in cartoon tigers.
Billy was born with a condition called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, a severe heart defect that occurs in approximately one in 2,500 babies. The condition affects the ability of blood to flow through the heart and bring oxygen to the body and requires immediate medical intervention.
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