
High School Made Possible by Critical Heart Care
Beau is a lifelong heart patient at Children’s Nebraska. Born with pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septum, a condition that leaves the body’s blood with a lack of oxygen to support it, he underwent three surgeries as an infant and child to palliate his single ventricle heart disease. In 2022, he had an unexpected heart attack shortly before his senior year. Thanks to the Criss Heart Center’s collaborative, comprehensive care, Beau received the treatment he needed quickly and was able to enjoy his final year of high school. And it proved to be a year of incredible moments, with Beau being named Homecoming King and valedictorian of his 2023 graduating class. Beau continues to receive treatment from Children’s through their Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) program.