Here's the thing: I'm always scared and worried about what's next. I wake up at least twice a night to check if my daughter is still breathing. I'm not any mom. I'm a mom of "1 in 100". I am a mom of a Zipper Club's member. I'm a mom of a CHD Warrior... a heart mom!
You see, Congenital Heart Defects claim more lives of children than cancer does. Did you know that? Neither did I, until the day I found out that the baby I was carrying was a CHD baby - and still is. I consider myself the luckiest person on earth because my daughter is still here, laughing, singing, growing up to be the happiest kid right in front of my eyes.
It's been a little over two years since she had her open heart surgery, yet I can't bring myself to talk openly about the experience. My daughter might have a scar, but it will never be as big as my mental one.
That's all I can say for now.
You see, Congenital Heart Defects claim more lives of children than cancer does. Did you know that? Neither did I, until the day I found out that the baby I was carrying was a CHD baby - and still is. I consider myself the luckiest person on earth because my daughter is still here, laughing, singing, growing up to be the happiest kid right in front of my eyes.
It's been a little over two years since she had her open heart surgery, yet I can't bring myself to talk openly about the experience. My daughter might have a scar, but it will never be as big as my mental one.
That's all I can say for now.
