[Editing to make longer but cut prose & I might redo this] Baby Blue Fever

Baby Blue Fever is a modern psychological take on liminal surrealism, exploring how sickness lives not just in bodies, but in the minds and memories of children.

Short Authors Thesis;
Some babies are born with a heart defect that makes their skins look blue because their blood doesn't have enough oxygen. This condition is called Cyanosis. Statistics show that congenital heart defects affect approximately 1 in every 100 newborns, but they're less common and more serious. From the moment they're born, these babies are already physiologically different. Since doctors will notice their lips, fingernails, toenails and other parts of their skin appearing different shades of blue-they conduct a series of examinations to determine the cause of why their hearts aren't built the same way it should be from birth. The heart might have holes, vessels that are in the wrong place, or valves that don't close. Their brains and organs are already affected, but each case of a child's symptom depends on how the heart defect is and how early it's treated with specialized care. If blood constantly carries less oxygen, the brain may develop slightly different or have slower responses that connect with their bodies in some areas, even if the child seems outwardly "normal." The brain is deprived of air causing neurological development to stagger in coordination, attention, or other cognitive functions affecting their social adaptability. Modern interventions may include surgical trait of heart defects, supplement oxygen therapy, and long term careful monitoring of development and growth. The severity of symptoms and a child's condition depends on the type of defect and how quickly care is administered. Understanding cyanosis requires careful observation, medical testing, and awareness of how oxygenation affects immediate survival and long term development.