This little news segment ran on our local station, WLOX, back in 2007. Nathan was five years old and was just a few months recovered from heart surgery to correct PAPVR (Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return), a component of scimitar syndrome. His sister, Michelle, presented him as her everyday hero at a school luncheon. Nathan [...]
If you have a child with a congenital heart defect or any other birth defect or illness, you have silently asked,”Why did this happen to my child?”
Sometimes we ask the question because we wonder if we were exposed to something toxic: Fumes from fresh paint? Bug spray? Medicine taken before we knew we were pregnant? [...]
“This is great, Mom,” Nathan said as I pulled in at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. “It reminds me of my childhood.” Nathan is only eight-years old, but seems to believe he is no longer in his childhood. In a way, I understand his perspective. After all, he was a regular at “Meadows” (Nathan-speak for LMDC) [...]
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A few days after Nathan arrived home from spinal fusion surgery, he received a visit from our friend, Teri Eaton. She was aware of his limited play options due to his new body cast and wanted to give him something uniquely entertaining as he recovered. She and her husband, John, gave him Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: [...]
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