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Preparing our hearts
Having a child is like having your heart walk around outside your body. Um. yes. I am more and more aware that my heart is running around willy-nilly ducking in and out of places that were most...
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…..sike!
sike: A misspelling of psych. Knowing Sonia was thirsty, Jonathan teased her with his soda. “Here, you can have a sip…psych!” www.urbandictionary.com What a whirlwind. The hospital cried wolf. I...
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It’s a wonderful life again.
We’ve been home from the hospital for just shy of a week now, and life is just about back to normal, a wonderful new normal. Whitney is a superstar, happily playing and dancing and chatting away. We...
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From Hole to Whole
Whitney’s homecoming from the hospital was a week ago yesterday. We are thrilled with how “normal” our life is already…the surgery successfully closed up the hole in her heart and her resilient little...
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Coping Secrets
The pressure/tension/stress around here has been of epic proportions in the past month…so I thought I’d share some of the things that has kept me from losing it altogether…. Love notes. The support...
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Scars
Before surgery I was afraid and saddened by the thought of Whitney’s scar. I thought of what it represented, particularly of the trauma that her little body went through. It made me sick. I mourned...
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Heartbeats and Hospital Bills
Whitney’s original heartbeat had a whoosh whoosh whoosh sound. After surgery, with VSD all patched up it’s now a thump thump thump. Amazing, huh!? On another note, we’ve got the hospital bill and...
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A Day to Remember: Celebrating Healthy Hearts and Amazing Chance to Be a...
I thought I was going to write a post today about what a significant day this is for our family, being the anniversary of Whitney’s heart surgery (read about it here and here). Yes, one year ago was a...
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March-iversaries
Every year on March 15th my mom reminds me to “beware the ides of March.” Just kidding, right? But no, seriously, in reality I basically brace myself every time I flip to this page on the calendar....
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