M got a call about 1:30 yesterday at work that there was a potential heart for Joey. This ist he third "potential heart" they've had, so none of us got our hopes up too much. However, when the next call came within the half-hour, we knew it was for real. M left to pack a few quick things, grab Joey's dad, and headed to SLC. She desparately wanted to talk to Joey before he went into surgery, and she actually got the chance to spend a few hours with him. The surgery got scheduled to begin at midnight. It was kind of weird that it was so many hours after the initial call, because all of us, including M, had thought 2-3 hours max between the time they had a heart and implanting it. I woke up to a text this morning at 6:48 saying that everything went well, the heart was a good fit, and both sides were working (important because the reason for the heart plant was a severely damaged left ventricle) but she couldn't see him yet. Around 10:00, she called the credit union and she was at Joey's side and called to say he's waking up and still had the breathing tube. This was taken out early afternoon. Joey has a new, healthy heart...HURRAY!!! God is so good.
Please continue to pray that his body would accept this new heart, and also pray for the family and other loved ones that had to say goodbuy to someone they loved today. Bittersweet, for sure.
The nurse told Joey, "now you have 2 birthdays...November 22nd and June 23rd!". What a gift.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
I Don't Know if I Can Do It!
Parenting, that is.
So much heartache involved! I know, I know, the good outweighs the bad. But with my co-worker's situation with her son, stories of miscarriages and stillbirths, and other tragedies that happen to families, it really makes my heart question if I could take the baddest of the bad. I'm really, really not trying to just focus on that, but one does question What would I do if I were in that situation?? Could I handle it?? Would I totally fall apart??
A friend on FB wrote today, after losing her niece last night: "One of the best ways to have a little Heaven in your home is to have someone you love in Heaven." I like this quote, because it is a reminder that better things are yet to come. Heaven will wash away all our tears and sadness. Meanwhile, it's very heart-wrenching when the quote is referring to a baby girl who's only 2 weeks from being born into this world. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain mommy-to-be is feeling. With two weeks yet to go, little girl was named, had a nursery ready, and had all the last minute items from her baby shower last weekend. Two weeks more, and mommy-to-be would've been able to kiss her daughter's sweet face. Please pray for her and her husband, as well as the rest of the family and close friends, as they mourn this loss.
So much heartache involved! I know, I know, the good outweighs the bad. But with my co-worker's situation with her son, stories of miscarriages and stillbirths, and other tragedies that happen to families, it really makes my heart question if I could take the baddest of the bad. I'm really, really not trying to just focus on that, but one does question What would I do if I were in that situation?? Could I handle it?? Would I totally fall apart??
A friend on FB wrote today, after losing her niece last night: "One of the best ways to have a little Heaven in your home is to have someone you love in Heaven." I like this quote, because it is a reminder that better things are yet to come. Heaven will wash away all our tears and sadness. Meanwhile, it's very heart-wrenching when the quote is referring to a baby girl who's only 2 weeks from being born into this world. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain mommy-to-be is feeling. With two weeks yet to go, little girl was named, had a nursery ready, and had all the last minute items from her baby shower last weekend. Two weeks more, and mommy-to-be would've been able to kiss her daughter's sweet face. Please pray for her and her husband, as well as the rest of the family and close friends, as they mourn this loss.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Nothing New Around Here
I haven't blogged for awhile because, frankly, there's nothing to say. My life stays pretty much the same, day in and day out. I'm not so sure there's anything bad about that, I guess, being as I really don't want any bad excitement in my life. Sometimes the mundane is okay, especially considering what some people around me are going through at this time. Here are a few bullet points on the last month of my life:
**Joey is now able to leave the hospital as long as he's wearing his "life vest". This contraption pretty much shocks his heart back to life if it stops. My co-worker was hoping to be able to take him somewhere cool over the weekend while she and his dad were there...hopefully that worked out, I'm sure he's tired of hospital walls after three weeks.
**I hosted a sleepover party for my sister on Friday night. She turned 24...crazy since she's four years younger than me and I'm only 22:) We had about twelve girls at my house and about ten stayed the night. Lots of GREAT food, laughter, and celebrating a wonderful girl.
**Yesterday, we went to pick up my sister's Aussie friend Kate from the SLC airport. She met Kate while doing her DTS (discipleship training school) in Thailand about two years ago and they developed a deep bond while together for five months in the school. I choked up a little when, from a distance, I saw them greeting each other. My sister says she's had lots of dreams about Kate coming to visit Idaho and is sad when she wakes up---so it's a dream come true this week!! I have been spending time with my sister and Kate, enjoying her joyful, fun personality...and of course, her accent:)
**I went to the Superbike Races (SBK) in Utah on Memorial Day with Conrad and Dad. We stayed over Sunday night, which was awesome because Conrad and I were able to go visit Joey while Dad hung out at the motel. Monday we spent all day at the race track and had lots of fun. It was cold...last year I got sunburned and sweat all day, and this year I couldn't get the chills to go away due to the wind! Luckily, none of the races got cancelled, and it turns out the weather report on the internet was inaccurate to our advantage (no rainshowers!). I'm sure the racers would've been upset with that, too, since they only make one stop in N. America on their 13-stop world tour.
So I guess there are a few items I could've posted about and elaborated on, but there's just not much energy to do so. I still haven't posted pics from Oregon, have I?! Just on Facebook, I think. Now that my husband is working 6am-10:30pm, you'd think I'd have lots of spare time to blog. Nope, I've been enjoying my month of free *Netflix* on-demand and my newest craft projects (hair bows/flowers from fabric). Oh yeah, and mowing my acre of lawn with a push mower.
**Joey is now able to leave the hospital as long as he's wearing his "life vest". This contraption pretty much shocks his heart back to life if it stops. My co-worker was hoping to be able to take him somewhere cool over the weekend while she and his dad were there...hopefully that worked out, I'm sure he's tired of hospital walls after three weeks.
**I hosted a sleepover party for my sister on Friday night. She turned 24...crazy since she's four years younger than me and I'm only 22:) We had about twelve girls at my house and about ten stayed the night. Lots of GREAT food, laughter, and celebrating a wonderful girl.
**Yesterday, we went to pick up my sister's Aussie friend Kate from the SLC airport. She met Kate while doing her DTS (discipleship training school) in Thailand about two years ago and they developed a deep bond while together for five months in the school. I choked up a little when, from a distance, I saw them greeting each other. My sister says she's had lots of dreams about Kate coming to visit Idaho and is sad when she wakes up---so it's a dream come true this week!! I have been spending time with my sister and Kate, enjoying her joyful, fun personality...and of course, her accent:)
**I went to the Superbike Races (SBK) in Utah on Memorial Day with Conrad and Dad. We stayed over Sunday night, which was awesome because Conrad and I were able to go visit Joey while Dad hung out at the motel. Monday we spent all day at the race track and had lots of fun. It was cold...last year I got sunburned and sweat all day, and this year I couldn't get the chills to go away due to the wind! Luckily, none of the races got cancelled, and it turns out the weather report on the internet was inaccurate to our advantage (no rainshowers!). I'm sure the racers would've been upset with that, too, since they only make one stop in N. America on their 13-stop world tour.
So I guess there are a few items I could've posted about and elaborated on, but there's just not much energy to do so. I still haven't posted pics from Oregon, have I?! Just on Facebook, I think. Now that my husband is working 6am-10:30pm, you'd think I'd have lots of spare time to blog. Nope, I've been enjoying my month of free *Netflix* on-demand and my newest craft projects (hair bows/flowers from fabric). Oh yeah, and mowing my acre of lawn with a push mower.
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