Congenital Heart Defects
Lisa writes that her 5-year-old son, Gage, recently had a heart catheterization after doctors detected that the right side of his heart was enlarged. Subsequently, he was diagnosed with Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return and will require heart surgery next month. She reports that the doctor said the procedure must be done soon or his [...]
Every now and then I run across a remarkable congenital heart defects blog. Check out Living for Eden. This blog tells the story of Paul Cardall, an award-winning pianist, who was born with severe congenital heart defects (Large ASD, L-Tranposed AO, Single Ventricle, Single A-V Valve, Pulmonary Atresia). Despite a variety of surgeries during his [...]
Sylvie Stephens’ journey with her daughter, Sydney, has been such an inspiration to me. When it became clear that Sydney was heaven bound, God’s grace took over and gave Sylvie the strength to fill her sweet girl’s days with love and happiness. Sylvie is not the first nor will she be the last parent whose [...]
I have previously posted the story behind the poem, Nathan’s Prayer. While I created it to be a child’s prayer for heart surgery, it’s also meaningful to me as a reminder to strive for a life that is pleasing to God. My brother, Tom Parker, put it to music for me recently. I get a [...]
Back in April, I attached this photo to a post I wrote about Dr. Edward Bove (the surgeon who performed our Nathan‘s surgery in 2006). I learned from Phil Eppard, that the little fella’ pictured with Dr. Bove is Phil’s son, Aidan. The photo was taken in 2005 after Aidan’s first heart surgery and has [...]
