It has been 4 months since my two open heart surgeries. The more time passes by, the more I realize just how far God has taken me. And what He has taken me through. In those quiet moments, my mind often drifts off to those vivid moments. Those moments that will always be etched in…
There are many unexplainable occurrences in life. Some call those events ironic, coincidences, you name it. I call them Godcidences. I was talking with someone at rehab and while looking at me, she said, why not expect for God to do something great? Huh. Not going to lie, I’ve just assumed my position in life,…
It is Cardiac Rehabilitation Week. I am not always one to remember special calendar dates besides Christmas, Easter, Birthdays, and Anniversaries. Though what is deemed as heart week (Feb. 11-17), always has a special place in my heart (literally). Being someone who was born with a congenital heart problem and continues to wrestle with various…
I don’t quite get it myself. How can trials and difficulties LESSEN worry? I feared. I didn’t think I could do it. I remember when the doctor came in and said that I needed a TEE (a test where a tube/camera is wiggled down your throat/esophagus, to get images of the heart). They were not…
On Thursday, I went in for a planned check up at the University of Michigan. It was an appointment I was waiting for with much anticipation, hoping to hear that my heart was improving and that I could maybe wean off a med or two. Well, things went a little different, but I walked away…
Last Friday, while walking on the treadmill at rehab, I was ready to run the race. I was talking with the nurse, wanting to go faster and faster, but she reminded me that “slow and steady will win the race.” She was right. Within a few minutes, my heart rate increased and I had a…
