Spinal Fusion
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 [...]
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 a [...]
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