Category: Congenital Heart Defects

Quick Update on Owain’s Heart Cath with Decisions to be Made

It has been a long day. I didn’t sleep much, or well last night and now that my day is over I don…

Getting Ready for Owain’s Heart Cath on Monday May 16

I like to think that I have been doing a pretty good job holding myself together. Between his birthday on the 3rd,  thinking about his…

Thankful Thursday and Owain’s 3 Year Surgeversary

Happy Thursday! I spent the day with my little Owee. I am Thankful for every day I have with him. Three years ago today Dr…

Remembering when Owain Almost Died. But He Didn’t.

Three years ago, today was Mother’s Day. The day started with a phone call to UVa to talk to Owain’s nurse…

Thinking of Baby Owee – 3 Years Later

Today I was thinking about Wee Nut’s first couple of days and weeks after he came home from the hospital after his first…

Happy 3rd Birthday Owain!

I think when your birthday falls so that your age and the date match, it is supposed to be a special one. Owain is 3…

Dr Owain Checks His Brother’s Heart

I can’t believe Owain hasn’t had a Dr kit until now! Grammy Nut found one the other day and just had…

Random Thoughts of a Heart Mom

We had an amazing Mended Little Hearts meeting tonight. Our 3 leaders live in different towns and only really get to see each other once…

Mended Little Hearts Making Food Bags for Heart Families

Mended Little Hearts of Charlottesville’s main purpose is to really focus on inpatient families at UVa. I have met very few families who…