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Part 1 of Zayn’s heart journey: He was perfectly imperfect
Hi, my name is Suzie, I am a Mama to 3 amazing kids. Makenna 12, Giancarlo 11, and my heart warrior Zayn 2. Our life has been pretty...
Dec 15, 20224 min read


Morgans Story Part 3: The Golden Month
On October 26th, 2021, Hank was scheduled to have his first open-heart surgery, the Glenn. As I mentioned in my previous post, his...
Jun 22, 20226 min read


Morgans Story Part 2: Hank Our Heart Warrior
At 8:18 pm on June 22nd, Hank made his way into this big, wonderous world. He was born by c-section after a failed attempt at starting...
Jun 8, 20226 min read


Morgans story Part 1: Hank the Heart Angel- The Before
My name is Morgan, and I’m the mother of a beautiful heart angel, Hank. My family lives in Boise Idaho. While you’re reading this, there...
Jun 1, 20226 min read


Kayla's Story Finale: A Dream Come True
July 1st, 2021. 8 months and 4 days old. 246 days we waited to bring our bundle of joy home. The night goes without a problem and we make...
May 2, 202211 min read


Kayla's Story Part 3: An Uncertain Future
My heart sank when I heard that my baby was going into unexpected heart surgery. This was not a part of the plan that was discussed...
Apr 21, 20227 min read


Kayla's Story Part 2: Birthday Boy
October 28, 2020. I will never forget this day. Not just because it was the day my sweet Luka Sebastian was born, but also because it was...
Apr 14, 20227 min read


Kayla's Story Part 1: My Rainbow Baby
I remember the day I decided on my future son’s name. Luka. What a cute name right? He was named before he was even born. I was...
Apr 6, 20228 min read


Becca's Story Finale: Life post Transplant
JR had his 3 month Heart Cath and when he was brought back from the recovery we were told that all looked good all of his pressures were...
Mar 30, 20223 min read


Becca's Story Part 5: Post Transplant Journey Begins
After JR was back up to his room we left the hospital at 12:30, we were back at the hospital by 7:30 because we didn’t want to miss when...
Mar 23, 20224 min read


Becca's Story Part 4: TRANSPLANT DAY
How do you prepare yourself for your little 2 month old to be getting a Heart Transplant??? Well to be honest I have no idea! I don't...
Mar 16, 20224 min read


Becca's Story Part 3: The Waiting Game
After we had gotten the news that JR was officially on the Transplant list time seemed to slow down. During this time there was not a...
Mar 9, 20223 min read


Becca's Story Part 2: There is No Way I Am Having This Baby Today!
To say this second pregnancy was easy would be a big FAT lie. I started showing by 10 weeks(maternity clothes instantly), I had horrible...
Mar 1, 20225 min read


Becca's Story Part 1: The Light in the Darkness, Only to Turn Dark Again
It was March 2020 and In the thick of COVID-19. My husband is a firefighter and first responder. With his call volume for civil on the...
Feb 23, 20224 min read


Tyler's Story Finale: Emmy Recovers
Even though it didn’t look good on the surface, I knew in my heart that Emmy was going to be okay. I never once doubted that truth. “Your...
Feb 15, 20224 min read


Tyler Story Part 2: Surgery Day
February 21, 2020. It was game day. It was finally time for surgery. Emmy was in surgery from 7:00 am-4:15 pm. She was on bypass for five...
Feb 9, 20223 min read


Jessica's Story Part 5: Hudson’s Heart
The first few weeks of being home with Hudson were a huge adjustment. Due to sickness in general and Hudson having a compromised immune...
Jan 26, 20229 min read


Jessica's Story Part 4: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
It had been almost a week since Hudson had his PA bands placed and he was still on the ventilator. The biggest concern was getting fluid...
Jan 19, 20228 min read


Jessica’s Story Part 3: Why My Child??
It had been a week since Hudson was born and I still hadn’t gotten to hold him. Hudson still had an umbilical line in and they didn’t...
Jan 12, 20228 min read


Jessica’s Story Part 2: It’s Not Supposed to be this way
A week on bedrest had passed and it was now February 4th. This was the day that I would have my first fetal echocardiogram. After that, I...
Jan 5, 20229 min read
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