Baby with heart condition able to get surgery in Boston thanks to volunteer pilots

LAKEVILLE,Minnesota—AbabyboyfromLakeville,Minnesotaneededspecializedmedicalcareatahospitalacrossthecountry. ThankstosomecommittedparentsandaMidwestnonprofitstaffedwithvolunteerpilots,hemadethejourney. “He’sovercomelikeeveryobstacle,”saidmomMackenzieRichardson. ChaseByershasfacedsomeserioushealthchallenges.The8-month-oldwasbornprematurely,afterahighriskpregnancy,alongsidehistwinbrotherCameronByers. Butunlikehisbrother,ChaseByerswasdiagnosedwithaheartcondition–dextro-transpositionofthegreatarteriesandaventricularseptaldefect–whichrequiredsurgery. “So,itessentiallymeanthispulmonaryandaortawereswitchedbackwards,”Richardsonexplained. AfterseeingdoctorsintheTwinCities,ChaseByers’parentssearchedforasecondopinion.TheyoungcouplefoundaheartsurgeonatBostonChildren’sHospitalconfidenthecouldgivetheirchildthespecializedcareheneeded. “[Thedoctor]saidIam99.9%con