This month has seen a significant milestone for my little heart warrior as she started preschool for the first time and I am so proud at how well she is doing. It has been quite an involved process getting her prepared for preschool and I am sharing a post about all the different things we… Read More
From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post about something your children have said. Perhaps they have just started babbling for the first time, or said their first definite word. It could be something cute, or funny, or incredibly embarrassing – whatever it is, I’d love to… Read More
Since Jessica’s diagnosis, I don’t really tend to look ahead into the future – it feels far too uncertain and scary particularly with the possibility that 2015 will bring Jessica’s next major heart surgery. The first little milestone that 2015 will bring though is Jessica starting pre-school which is just under a week away. I… Read More
Yesterday was the third anniversary of Jessica’s Norwood procedure. The surgery that day was long and difficult and shortly after Jessica had been stabilised on PICU following the surgery, she had to have her chest re-opened to remove a blood clot. I still vividly remember our terror as we waited in the parents accommodation, both… Read More
CHD awareness is a cause that is very close to my heart and we’ve been doing our little bit to help raise awareness over this last month. Jessica’s story is one of those featured on the Big Tick campaign by Tiny Tickers which focuses on improving detection of congenital heart defects at the 20 week… Read More