Day One is Over

Yesterday is over and for that I am thankful. I will never be comfortable handing my happy little girl over to someone and seeing her hours later covered in wires with a bandage on her chest. I pray that this only has to happen one more time and then it will be over forever.

But on that note, there is no one I trust more with the care of my daughter than Children's of Atlanta. I hate that we have to be here, but I am so very thankful that we are. As I have mentioned before, these people are our heroes. And they always will be. I don't know how Bethany and I will ever be able to show our gratitude.

But maybe you can help. Maybe you can write them, or call them and tell them thank you. Tell them thank you for loving children more than they have too. Tell them thank you for being amazing at their job... not just mediocre. And thank them for giving hope to those who don't feel there is any hope. In this world of e-mails and texts, write them a letter or give them a call. Let them know that what they do has an impact. Let them know they make a difference. Because they do. Here is the address and phone number:

Children's at Egleston
1405 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322-1062
404-785-6000

Address it or ask for the Pediatric Cardiac ICU or the Step Down Unit, or Dr. Kirshbom. Sorry about that, I just want them to know how much they are appreciated.

As for our Emma Kate, things are going really well! We saw her for the first time around 12:30 yesterday afternoon and she looked so sweet. Her and her buddy Tad were laying in the hospital bed sound asleep. Dr. Kirshbom said that everything went as planned and he feels she will do great. She was extubated last night around midnight, so she is breathing on her own. She still has wires going in and out of her tiny little body, but they are all giving good indications that she is handling everything well. The nurses say she will probably spend one more night in the CICU before heading to the step down unit tomorrow!

Thank you again and again for your thoughts and prayers the last few days. Thank you for thinking about Emma Kate, a little girl who many of you have never met. When she has healed from this, we plan to make that change!