I was up early this morning, and checking up on how things are going for all my friends on the forum. We are going in a million different directions. Having babies, having grand-babies; working, looking for work; building play structures and baby cribs; recovering from surgery & getting ready for surgery. I just walked out on the deck & looked into a clear blue New Mexico sky. I look up & see a towering ponderosa pine, full of pine cones (all babies, if you are a ponderosa pine), and a big raven perched at the top. He, with his powerful raven eyes, might laugh that the view I see overwhelms me.
And as I stood there, I hoped that some of our surgeons, nurses and researchers might stumble across our heart vavlve replacement forum and be uplifted by the fruits of their training and labors. All of these ambitious, precious, and unique lives and voices that were destined for early silence-but here we are, living our lives like everyone else, but with the added zest of those who have been given a second chance. My heart is full of gratitude, and between the clacking of the keyboard, I stop and hear that heart ticking away-and I am amazed.
And as I stood there, I hoped that some of our surgeons, nurses and researchers might stumble across our heart vavlve replacement forum and be uplifted by the fruits of their training and labors. All of these ambitious, precious, and unique lives and voices that were destined for early silence-but here we are, living our lives like everyone else, but with the added zest of those who have been given a second chance. My heart is full of gratitude, and between the clacking of the keyboard, I stop and hear that heart ticking away-and I am amazed.
