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A new heart

Today I had to take Jessica, Nicole and Philip to the heart clinic in Heidelberg for a checkup. Jess had heart surgery at 3months of age, and we follow her up each year. Philip was found in central Thailand as a baby. He had two holes in his heart. He had surgery in Thailand. We also do annual check ups. It was Nicole's first heart exam. She gets tired easily, and sleeps propped up on pillows. I just wanted to make sure everything was OK. We found out Nicole has a valve in her heart that leaks a very tiny bit. It is no problem right now, but needs to be checked yearly. Philip is fine. We were afraid Jessica might need valve surgery. The heart Surgeon who did her original OP said she would need a valve job by the time she was 15 years old. We would not be surprised,but we really did not want to put her through that. Anyway, Nicole and I prayed for her last night. Today the Dr.said she is just fine. I have to continue with the checkups, but she may not need surgery for 20 years! It was a stressful morning, but I am so glad the kids are fine! I never expected the Dr to say she could go with out surgery for 20 years! I pray this is really true!

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