Our baby had heart surgery two days ago…I can’t imagine a scarier event that anybody could experience. One of the doctors said there is nothing more extreme you can do to an infant than heart surgery. It’s been impossible to write about, so I haven’t until now. The recovery road has hit speed [...]
Dear Barbara Anne (Not to be opened until your high school prom night),You look gorgeous tonight, and we are so proud of you. I'll tell you you've always been beautiful, and we've been proud of you for a long time. I know you don't remember, but your scariest days came when you [...]
Monday morning Barbara Anne will have heart surgery with Dr. Vaughn Starnes, one of the best in the world. She is being treated at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.Barbara’s aortic valve is a bit too small. She suffers from aortic stenosis, so they need to rebuild her valve. This will be open-heart, bypass [...]
I sat down tonight wanting to write a funny, clever, and touching story about my 30 hour old baby, Barbara Anne. While trying to think of what to write about, I was watching my baby cry, breath, and live. Then I realized that right now, for this moment, I couldn’t write. All [...]