Big Appointment Day

There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be. -John Lennon November 22, 2019 arrived VERY quickly. My mother had driven up to join me for the big appointment as she knew I was very nervous about it. My first appointment was at 9am with the Maternal Fetal Medicine department who was

Perhaps It’s Nothing

Pain is real. But so is hope. -Unknown When my follow up appointment with my OB arrived, we were so heartbroken. We had just learned that our baby had a heart defect…and a rare one at that. After further research we learned that our baby would need open heart surgery after birth to correct DORV.

DORV

Persevere (verb): to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragements; continue steadfastly The day had come when we were scheduled to see the pediatric cardiologist. My husband and I weren’t overly concerned because my OB had said she wasn’t too concerned because everything else looked great. We checked