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12-Year-Old Airlifted, Doctors Drain 610 cc Fluid, Heart Restored

7/15/2026

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Rory Feek said his 12-year-old daughter Indiana was airlifted to Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin after a sudden health crisis.
The crisis came two weeks after Indiana’s open-heart surgery for a ventricular septal defect.
Doctors found 610 cc of fluid swelling her heart to twice its size and drained it, instantly restoring normal function.
Physicians said Indiana is doing great and should make a full recovery.

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Rory Feek said his 12-year-old daughter Indiana was airlifted to Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin after a sudden health crisis.
The crisis came two weeks after Indiana’s open-heart surgery for a ventricular septal defect.
Doctors found 610 cc of fluid swelling her heart to twice its size and drained it, instantly restoring normal function.
Physicians said Indiana is doing great and should make a full recovery.