Angela writes:
Our beautiful daughter Callie was adopted from China almost two months ago. She was diagnosed last week with Scimitar syndrome and we are in the process of making decisions on how best to proceed. The doctors are not in agreement at this point on whether or not to go ahead with surgery or postpone it and monitor her closely. At this point we are still uncertain as to whether the benefits outweigh the risks. Please pray for us as we make some crucial decisions within the next few weeks.
Prayers for clarity and peace as you consider options.
Read about this family’s wonderful adoption story at www.myadoptionwebsite.com/callyn, and don’t forget to sign their guestbook.
Tags: prayer, Scimitar Syndrome
My friend, Bob Lopez, a chaplain at a hospital in New York, requests prayer for a little baby girl named Georgia. “She recently had major heart surgery,” Bob reports. “She has an ongoing heart condition, but she is very strong, and her family has much faith.”
Prayers to Georgia and her family!
Tags: heart surgery, prayer
I received a lovely email from Samantha (“Sam”) whose son, Lucas, has a rare congenital heart defect called Truncus Arteriosus. Lucas is almost 3 years old–such an adorable age. On the 17th, he will undergo his second open heart surgery. “We are a Filipino family,” Sam writes, “and surgery will take place in Singapore.”
Like so many congenital heart defects, the prognosis for Truncus Arteriosus has improved greatly over the past 20 years. What a blessing that we live in a time of great medical advances! When I pray for the little patients I learn about through this website, I try to ask God to give great insight and skill to the surgeons as well.
“I have always believed in the power of prayer,” Sam writes, “and I hope that you could add us to your prayer list.” Absolutely! Let’s remember little Lucas and his family in these days leading up to Wednesday, August 17.
Tags: congenital heart defect, Congenital Heart Defects, heart surgery, open heart surgery, prayer, truncus arteriosus
Nook will store several 9th grade textbooks at Gulfport High School this fall 2011.
Have you lifted your kid’s backpack lately? Ugh! When I first got my Nook, I commented to friends that I hoped schools went to eReaders one day. My son, Nathan, had back surgery to correct Congenital Kyphosis a few years ago. He’s doing well, but I’ve worried about the toll heavy books might take on him in years to come.
Well–guess what! Backpacks will get lighter at Gulfport High School this fall according to a report from WLOX. The school district has purchased 570 Nooks for the upcoming 9th grade class.
I purchased my Nook last year, and I love it. There are so many advantages to eReaders:
- Save gas–no need to drive to the bookstore.
- Order a book at home; arrives in seconds.
- Carry your library of hundreds of books anywhere.
- Save space–no need for bookshelves.
- Change font size to make reading easy on the eyes.
- Save money–ebooks are cheaper than hardcover and/or paperback books.
It made sense to me that schools of the future might place textbooks on eReaders–but, wow! I didn’t imagine our local high school (Gulfport, Mississippi) would embrace the new technology this fast.
I hope this proves to be a successful experiment so that other grades (and other schools) will enjoy the convenience of Nook books.
Tags: congenital kyphosis, Gulfport High School, Gulfport Mississippi, Nathan, Nook
I have been contacted by a loving, concerned parent whose son will have heart surgery to correct PAPVR (Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return). She has three requests:
- Pray that Joshua will make it through.
- Pray that he will come out healthy and strong.
- Ask for others to pray, too.
Sending love and prayers your way!
