Photo from Bingham familys blog Gage Bingham with his mom, Stacy.

Gage Bingham, 7, underwent surgery today to install mechanical heart support as he awaits a transplant, the same procedure two of his older sisters have undergone

Gage Bingham is undergoing surgery today to install mechanical heart support, which will help his heart function until he gets a transplant.

Gage, 7, is the third child of Jason and Stacy Bingham of North Powder to face a heart transplant.

Their oldest daughter, Sierra, has had two – 2006 and 2015; Lindsey, their third oldest, had a transplant in 2012.

The three children were diagnosed with a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy.

The Binghams’ two other children, Megan and Hunter, have not been diagnosed with that condition.

Gage is at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. – the same place where his sisters received their hearts. While they wait, the family lives at the nearby Ronald McDonald House.

See more in Monday’s issue of the Baker City Herald.