Karen on March 2nd, 2010

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 [...]

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Karen on February 23rd, 2010

Take a look at the wonderful ways the Aubrey Rose Foundation is helping families with financial needs due to the medical needs of their children:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We are very proud of our accomplishments in our ten years but we know we have our work cut out for us to continue on with helping families. Our job will [...]

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Karen on December 24th, 2009

This is  the most beautiful Christmas card I have ever received.
I came to know Sylvie Stephens through the Nathan’s Prayer website.  Her friend, Gail Devine, was looking for information about scimitar syndrome because Sylvie’s baby girl, Sydney, was struggling with this rare heart condition.  My Nathan had surgery three years ago to correct Partial Anomalous [...]

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Karen on October 19th, 2009

I got an email from “Auntie Dalyn” requesting prayer:
Kassandra is my four-year-old niece who will be having surgery for PAPVR in the coming days.  Our family is trying to be as emotionally strong as possible although the daily pep talks to ourselves is becoming more and more difficult as the day of surgery nears.  Please [...]

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tparker on October 1st, 2009

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 little [...]

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