Oh No! Jimmy Kimmel’s Newborn Baby Underwent Open Heart Surgery

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Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney’s second child, William “Billy” Kimmel, had to have open heart surgery when he was only three days old.

On this Monday’s episode, the host tearfully revealed the news, which hardly anyone knew about.

“We call him Billy. Six pushes, he was out. He appeared a normal healthy baby,” he said. “My wife was in bed relaxing. A very attentive nurse at Cedars-Sinai heard a murmur in his heart and noticed he was a bit purple, which is not common. [Nurses] determined he wasn’t getting enough oxygen in his blood, either in his heart or lungs … It’s a terrifying thing, you know, my wife is back in the recovery room, she has no idea what’s going on.”

On Monday morning, Billy successfully underwent open-heart surgery. Jimmy later said: “He’ll have to have another open-heart surgery in three to six months,” adding that he’d have to get another procedure when he’s in his early teens.

“Poor kid. Not only did he get a bad heart, he got my face,” he joked. “Every one of my friends was there 100 percent. We had atheists praying for us, okay? We had people who do not believe in God praying to him. And I hate to even say, but even that son of a bitch Matt Damon sent flowers.”