Stressful, stressful, stressful. That’s how I would describe these past few weeks. I always dread Nathan’s annual checkup.
I know exactly why I have a hard time settling down. Nathan’s heart surgery about five years ago was the most stressful event our family had ever faced. When we got the news that the surgery was a [...]
I’ve directed friends and family to the online version of the Parents magazine article I wrote. It’s true. I’ll confess: I have shamelessly scarfed up all of the issues I could find locally.
In my defense, I wanted a copy for each of my five kids, a copy to frame, and copies to give friends.
The article [...]
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 [...]
Last week, I posted “99 Balloons,” the touching video story of the life of Eliot Mooney. While visiting his parent’s website (Matt and Ginny Mooney), I noticed a poem by Martha Teal entitled “For Nathan.” Having a Nathan* of my own, I was intrigued enough to read it. I’m so glad I did…it was [...]
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When Nathan was born, we soon discovered that he had Scimitar Syndrome and would need open heart surgery to correct Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. It was a frightening time in our lives. Bryan and I were tremendously relieved when surgery in Michigan proved to be successful. End of story? I wish.
About three months later, [...]
