OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A metro girl is the first to have a groundbreaking heart surgery.

That girl's story started way before this surgery though. News 4 first introduced you to Marlee back in 2017.

Marlee was abandoned at the hospital and was born with a life-threatening heart condition.

Jolene Baxter was asked to love on Marlee until she passed away, but there was a chance for her to live with surgery.

“All I keep hearing is ‘This baby needs a surgery,'” Baxter said. “I never heard one time ‘She didn’t have a chance.," said Baxter.

Marlee couldn't get the surgery unless her biological mother signed for it, thankfully the signature came right before Marlee was to go into comfort care.

But, the biological mom left again. This time for good and Baxter was able to adopt Marlee.

"I was

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