Something the Lord Made

I know most of you heart moms out there have seen this movie....if you haven't, you should.

But so should all of you others out there whether or not you have been personally affected by Congenital Heart Disease. This movie is just awesome.

I have watched it many times. It is recorded on our DVR. Last night I was in bed, sick. Nothing good on tv (damn you, Glee). So I watched it again. And cried as I always do when they are operating on the blue baby.

I am so thankful for Dr. Blaylock, Dr. Tausig and Vivien Thomas. That they had the courage to forge ahead on operating on blue babies when everyone else thought they were crazy. It is a direct result of their research, expirements and passion to help that my Jillian is alive today. Actually, one set of her multiple defects is called Tausig-Bing Anamoly - named after Dr. Tausig.

Even though time has passed there are days that I am just overcome with the amazement of medical technology and what it has given me.

And little Ms. Jillian is probably one of the sweetest little girls I think I have the pleasure of knowing.

I was telling her about a little boy whose mom I know who just had his first open-heart surgery. He's a little bit younger than her. When I told her that he had his surgery and was home now she said "We should go visit him so I can meet him. He has a zipper like me now. It's nice to meet somebody else with a zipper. He might not feel so alone."

That kid is awesome.