
The Ruhland Family
Our Story
Hello my name is Rosa. I'm married to my wonderful husband Mark., and we have a 12yr old girl Athena, 9yr old boy Tyr, and a 5yr old girl Aurora. At about 19 weeks pregnant with my 4th child Freya, I found out she has Tetralogy of Fallot. We also knew that she had a malformation with her brain. At 29 weeks pregnant, I gave birth to her via emergency c-section due to pre-eclampsia.
She was doing good at the beginning which is when we found out she had Dandy-Walker malformation. She began having episodes with her heart and was sent to CVCC and was incubated. While there, she got Rhino virus, a bacterial infection in her picc line and pneumonia. She had open heart surgery at 3 months and expect her to need more down the road.
Due to her needs I am not able to return to work at this time. We live in Cambridge MN and Freya is at Children' s Hospital in Minneapolis (46 miles). This has taken a toll on our family financially and we are asking for donations to help our family during this difficult time.