It began on July 20, 2010. We’d known the day was coming for eight months… for the last three months we’d known that it would be a less than ideal day. Our Annabelle was born with half of a functioning heart. Instead of being put into her mother’s arms, she was rushed off and hooked […]
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PRAYERS NEEDED TODAY!!!
Today is the day. Sweet Anna Reese, Annabelle’s BFF since about 3 months of age, will be having her Fontan surgery. This is the third and final stage for kiddos with HLHS like she and Annabelle. Although, obviously, Annabelle didn’t make it that far and had to go the transplant route. Please keep Anna Reese […]
Prayers Needed
Could you please keep a few requests in your prayers this weekend? A sweet boy of a heart-momma friend I know is going through a tough time. Up until a few days ago, he was doing GREAT! Going to ‘school’ for the first time like Annabelle. Steadily making improvement in therapies. But then he started […]
They made the NEWS!!!
While Annabelle is feeling much better… I still didn’t feel comfortable taking her to the hospital on Tuesday to the annual CHD awareness luncheon put on by a group of local heart mommas I’m a part of. I would have felt HORRIBLE had we spread any germs! I was SO SO SO sad not to […]
CHD Awareness Week Day 1: A New Normal
February 7th – 14th of each year is congenital heart defect awareness week. In honor, I’m going to post each day of this super special week. They won’t be huge, long posts, but just posts from my heart and my thoughts. Maybe a few trips down memory lane with Annabelle. I hope and pray that […]