Overview
- Selfridge announced Maya’s discharge nearly two weeks after surgery, sharing hospital and homecoming photos on Instagram.
- She reported oxygen saturation improving from roughly 75–80% before the operation to the low 90s afterward, with a noticeable change in coloring.
- The family says this procedure was the last planned open-heart surgery in a multi-year plan, though lifelong cardiac follow-up remains.
- Cleveland Clinic explains the Fontan directs oxygen-poor blood straight to the pulmonary artery for children with a single functioning ventricle.
- Cory Wharton said the operation went well and thanked supporters, noting recovery presented ongoing, shifting challenges.