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Well, I didn't read the rules of posting before I posted this didn't realized people wanted to remain anonymous for the most part on this site. I don't guess that's ever been my thing. I would like for some of the people who know me or knew me to have an update on my life esp if prayer is a part of yours. If you don't know me well that's okay. Now you will..... On July 1, 1997, I had a daughter born with a congenital heart defect. The doctors told me her expected life span would be maybe 30 years. Once she was older and they really were aware of the extent of her defect they shortened that because of the chances of her having a successful total repair surgery. The other option was double organ transplant (heart, lung). They opted for the repair surgery. This was her 6th heart surgery and after 13 heart caths they determined that was their only hope. Hope...that's a neat word for me and my daughter was full of it. She was never scared. She never complained. I look out at the world and all I see is negativity but in her eyes there was only HOPE! Not to take away from my other kids but she changed me. She made me a better person someone that lived for someone other than myself. Someone that saw life through the eyes of a very sick child. She got to make a wish last year. Her wish was to run like her sister without getting tired. God is the only person who could grant that so she opted for Disneyworld. She got it. It was the most wonderful week of our lives. She was deemed a princess, but she already knew she was that just now everyone else knew it. Well, a couple months after all that our worlds came to a screeching halt because they decided they had to do the total repair and they needed to do it as soon as possible. I was terrified. Her surgery was not successful and over a weeks time her health diminished. They took her back in and everything went wrong. She coded for 15+ minutes. She hasn't walked or spoke since then. They told me she wouldn't make it through the night, week, month. She has and has made vast improvements. I don't know where my baby is going but I know she will go there with hope and peace. I wanted to share my story because I have learned so much about life through her and if one person can enjoy life more or love someone more because of her I know she will still be doing what God put her on this earth to do. She has never met a person that she hasn't changed. You see you can't meet a child like her and not look at life differently. I look back at my past and see lots of mistakes but I still have no regrets all my mistakes made me who I am today. The person I am today can handle the life God has given me. The person I was when I left Demopolis couldn't. I'm glad I have had the opportunity to come back to this site and see how well everyone is doing. I hope that this helps yall to see things about life differently God Bless!
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