About Me

In March 2009 I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy - Heart Failure. Within two months, it progressed to end-stage. In August 2009 I had a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implanted to help my heart pump blood. Then in December I was placed on the heart transplant list. On January 11, 2010 a heart became available for me and I was taken to the operating room. While on the table, the surgeons found that my own heart had began to heal. I didn't get that transplant and subsequently had my LVAD removed in September 2010. Today, I have a new appreciation for life and am learning to take each day one step at a time.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas to All!

This Christmas, I could not be more thankful to be healthy (relatively) and to be spending it with many people that I love... (not in the hospital goes without saying!) I have learned so much about trials and pains these past few years, but I have come to realize that everything is just for a season. Good or bad, all things will change at some point. So, while you are in the season, enjoy what you can, learn what you can, and be patient, all things change.

Like so many others, I don't have the answers to my illness or our struggles, but I know one thing. I know whom I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which He delivered unto Him until that day. Meaning if we know where our trust lies and are willing to follow at any cost, He will see us through to a better tomorrow.

My prayer for each of you is that you are able to slow down this holiday and learn from the season you are in. Merry Christmas to you!!

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