But something was going wrong. Freddy wasn’t growing. He couldn’t seem to catch his breath. Fearing the worst, the Shorters took their child to the doctor. Terrible new: Freddy had the same heart problem that had killed his newborn sister Camilla. There was hope, but the family needed a donor, and the hospital didn’t have enough beds and equipment to keep Freddy alive while he waited. Each bed and machine cost thousands. Where would the money to support our hospital, Freddy could live. With a machine for a heart, he survived the five years it took for a suitable donor to be found.The hospital was able to provide for Freddy the facilities he needed, and today the Shorter are a healthy family of three.