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Parents say they weren’t allowed contact with 3 month old daughter who died waiting on heart transplant

Parents of a three year old child in Mississippi say there were not allowed contact with their girl as she was waiting on a heart transplant.

They tested negative for COVID-19 but due to hospital regulations they were not allowed contact, according to the childs father.

From the childs mother:

Hannah Faith is one of the BEST THINGS that’s was given to me . She is so strong such a Fighter. Hannah Banana was born Feb 18, 2020 She was Born with a Heart Condition by the name of Tetralogy Fallot & Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) a beautiful baby inside and out

She had a Open Heart Surgery and it went bad lasted 11 hours 23 mins to be exact she has been on Life support since May 11 2020 they tried so many things before making the big decision on a Heart Transplant.

Hannah did not survive while waiting for the tranplant.

A balloon release was done in here memory on Friday May 22nd at UMMC.

See video of that below:

https://www.facebook.com/AlexisShawddieBad/videos/pcb.3501933259835851/3501932039835973/?type=3&theater

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."