Karen on March 12th, 2010

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 [...]

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Karen on June 23rd, 2009

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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Karen on April 17th, 2009

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, [...]

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Karen on April 7th, 2009

It was 3:00am, and I was in a spiritual crisis.  Tears were trailing down Nathan’s temples as he lay in a hospital bed at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans; he was fighting pain and trying to get used to his new body cast.  It had only been a year since his open heart surgery in [...]

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