Moving On
When we were anticipating Zachary's birth, we discovered a whole community of heart families who were documenting their children's journeys via CarePages and blogs. Eager to learn more about my son's condition and his future prognosis, I became engrossed in these children's stories and very fearful of Zachary's fate. The doctors at his hospital cautioned us about these online journals. "Those are the sick kids. What you don't read about," they explained, "are the majority of kids who have made it through their surgeries and are living a relatively normal life. Their parents are too busy, and their lives too normal, to write about. They are through the critical early years and are moving on." Now, so are we. Finally, I feel like I can breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, Zachary seems to be out of the woods, at least for now. Finally-- and for the first time ever --Zachy's oxygen saturations measured a perfect 100% at his cardiologis...