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Sept. 11...What it means to me


In case you didn't know, Heidi is our little miracle baby. One year ago today, our little baby went through a miraculous surgery that saved her life, so to me, September 11 will always be a day of a miracle. Last summer was quite a trying time as we found out there were some problems with Heidi. Luckily, the only one that was true was that she had a diaphragmatic hernia. This happens to about 1 in 4000 babies that are born, and there is no known reason for it at this time. Her hernia was not as bad as it could be, but it was enough that her stomach and intestines had moved up into her chest cavity. The hernia was on her left side, so she was born with her heart squashed over into the right side of her chest, and her left lung was only 1/3 the size of a normal lung. So being born with less than a 50% chance of survival, I was very grateful when my 3 day old baby had a successful surgery. I am grateful that my baby fought for her life, and is a bouncing little bundle of joy today! We have been very blessed throughout our lives, and one of those blessings has been getting the best health care possible. Medical advances are the reason that Heidi is alive today, and so for that, I will always love this day.








This is Heidi before and after her surgery. On the left, it's the first time I saw my little angel, and then 3 days later she had her surgery and no longer looked like she'd been lifting some weights. And then when she was 8 days old, we finally got to hold her. It was the happiest day of my life!!! We finally felt like we could do something for our helpless baby.

This is Heidi's scar today. This scar is the only thing left from the big ordeal. We are very blessed!

Comments

Shannon said…
Wow Tiffany. She is a miracle baby and I'm so happy that you get to have her. It's neat to see you as a Mom and see all of the love you have for little Heidi. She's a blessed little girl.
September 12, 2007 at 8:11 PM
Shaunte' said…
Tiff-That is such a touching story. It truly is amazing how the Lord blesses us and has a hand in things. I just can't say enough about how cute your miracle baby is now.
September 13, 2007 at 9:56 AM
Tori said…
Wow, what a story. Did you know Sept 11th is my big day, too? I feel lucky to share it with someone so special!
September 21, 2007 at 8:56 AM
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