Things I have learned Part:3

Sometime last year during the Summer I learned that Madelynn's heart surgeon had left the hospital. I was very disappointed. This doctor had a little place in his heart for Madelynn. I wanted him to see her succeeding in life. I wanted him to see that his extraordinary gift and talent of repairing these tiny little hearts created incredible joy.

One day I was compelled to find this doctor again. I only knew the state and possibly the city he now resided in. Lucky for me his exemplary talent makes him easy to find. I wrote him a letter telling him of her amazing progress (including pictures) and thanking him because with out him surly she would have died.

Stunningly enough he hand-wrote a letter back. I never expected to hear back from him, not to mention to take the time out of his insanely busy schedule to hand write the letter. He even addressed the letter himself. Today a copy of the letter I wrote and his response letter are in Madelynn's treasure box.

Since that letter I found out when we were at heart camp that he is now plays a major role in the pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Boston's Children's Hospital. For those that don't know, in his field this is the ultimate, cream of the crop, you can't get better than this position. I was very excited for him.

For whatever reason, one day several months later it finally struck me. In God's infinite master plan, Madelynn was to be born when she was because this doctor would be there to save her life. Not only did he save her life but we were told on her birthday this year that the repair was executed in such stellar fashion you can almost not tell it was ever repaired or broken to begin with.

On top of that, we took her to the urgent care to see the doctor who initially found her CHD. Madelynn was treated for a sinus infection a few weeks ago and when he was listening to her heart he said looking at her today you can't tell anything was ever wrong with her heart.

"Suddenly the things that seemed so certain, prove themselves to have been stepping stones not the destination."

This is so true on so many levels.

There are truly no words to express how humbled I am that as I was screaming at God for giving me a child and with a broken heart to boot; He already had everyone in place to save her life and change mine forever.

TTFN~