'I'm very thankful': ‘Teen Mom’ star Cory Wharton shares relief after baby daughter Maya's heart surgery
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Cory Wharton has let his fans know that his toddler daughter Maya is doing well after undergoing open heart surgery.
The ‘Teen Mom’ star’s one-year-old child had coronary heart disease, which needed several medical procedures, The Sun reported.
Cory Wharton shares relief after daughter's ordeal
Wharton took to Instagram Stories to share the happy news by posting photos and clips of him and his child.
In the very first slide that showed Maya smiling, the 32-year-old wrote, “This picture makes me smile to see my lil girl smiling and for the sun to be shining on her surgery scar.”
“It all comes full circle. It's moments like this that I don't take for granted & I'm so thankful for,” he stated.
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The second clip was of Maya walking as her proud father said, “Maya is finally starting to get brave enough to start walking, she just has to find her pace & her balance a bit.”
The TV personality added, “I told her she better be walking by Thanksgiving.”
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‘I always try to stay positive’
This comes after in January, Wharton shared multiple snaps with his daughter along with a lengthy caption that began, “I have some GOOD news to tell you all WE finally got released from the hospital ❤️.”
He continued, “I’m so thankful these past two weeks have been very up-and-down and have felt like a nightmare at times."
“But I always try to stay positive and being at the Children’s Hospital for two weeks & seeing some families who have been up there for months or years and some maybe won’t leave the hospital. I’m very thankful that we got released today,” he added.
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Wharton is 'thankful to be home’
He explained, “Maya had a successful Glenn procedure! But during recovery Maya had other plans.”
“Maya’s oxygen levels were lower than the doctors wanted it to be. 6 days after her Glenn she ended up back in the operating room for a Cath lab procedure to hopefully fix what they thought was the problem.”
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The ‘Rivals III’ participant noted, “It turned out that there was nothing to fix, which was great but it didn’t fully explain the oxygen levels being so low. Trying to get her off the ventilator the second time around was a lot harder.”
Wharton, however, added, “After this roller coaster ride of emotions, I’m just happy & thankful to be home.”