WATCH: 2-year-old with half a heart gets surprise ‘snow day’ after missing family vacation
A 2-year-old girl who was too sick to attend her family's winter vacation just got a surprise "snow day" from her neighborhood first responders.
Quinn Walker was born in 2017 missing the left side of her heart. She's had two open heart surgeries and is scheduled for one more procedure in April.
Quinn's mother, father and two brothers were looking forward to a trip to Flagstaff, Arizona, but cardiologists advised against it, mom Sandee Walker told "Good Morning America."
Sandee Walker
Along with the Casa Grande Police Department, the Casa Grande Fire Department, where dad Adam is a firefighter in Arizona, created five tons of snow and laid it on the Walkers' property. Quinn Walker and her brothers made snow angels, a snowman, went sledding and had snowball fight.
Sandee Walker
Quinn Walker was born in 2007 missing the left side of her heart. She's had two open heart surgeries and one more procedure coming in April 2020.
"They said not this year -- she was too sick to do it," Walker of Gilbert, Arizona, said. "I posted on her page that we couldn't go and we were was upset about it."
Sandee Walker
Adam Walker of Gilbert, Arizona, is a firefighter with the Casa Grande Fire Department. Here is is seen in an undated photo with his daughter, Quinn, 2.
Sandee Walker
Quinn Walker's mother, father and two brothers were looking forward to a trip to Flagstaff, Arizona, but cardiologists advised against it, mom Sandee Walker told "Good Morning America."
After Walker shared the sad news with Quinn's 1,300-plus followers, an emergency room nurse who works with Quinn's father, Adam Walker, helped arrange a surprise "snow day" so Quinn wouldn't miss out.
Sandee Walker
Quinn Walker, 2, was born missing the left side of her heart. Since was too sick to attend her family's winter vacation, Quinn got a surprise "snow day" from her neighborhood first responders in Arizona.
The Casa Grande Police Department and the Casa Grande Fire Department, where dad Adam is a firefighter, created five tons of snow and laid it on the Walkers' property.
Sandee Walker
Along with the Casa Grande Police Department, the Casa Grande Fire Department, where dad Adam is a firefighter in Arizona, created five tons of snow and laid it on the Walkers' property. Quinn Walker and her brothers made snow angels, a snowman, went sledding and had snowball fight.
Sandee Walker
Quinn Walker was born in 2007 missing the left side of her heart. She's had two open heart surgeries and one more procedure coming in April 2020. The 2-year-old recently got a surprise snow day from her neighborhood first responders.
Quinn and her brothers made snow angels, a snowman, went sledding and had snowball fight.
Sandee Walker
The Casa Grande Police Department and the Casa Grande Fire Department in Arizona, created five tons of snow and laid it on the property of Quinn Walker, 2. Quinn and her brothers made snow angels, a snowman, went sledding and had snowball fight.
"She had the time of her life all morning," Walker said. "It's definitely hard that my daughter is so sick that people come out and do stuff like this for us, but I'm so grateful for the community we have."
