We celebrated Carter 's 1st birthday with a small "forest friends" party with family and friends here in New Braunfels. It was so fun to see Carter interact with other kids since he hasn't been around them very much due to my low immune system. I hate that we have to be so careful with him right now because of me, but I know that it will not be much longer. Carter did not enjoy his cake very much and was quite upset that his hands were dirty with icing which is interesting because he likes to eat dirt and leaves. Oh well, at least he is building his immune system that way. Once he was cleaned up he enjoyed opening his presents and pulling all of the tissue paper out of the bags. Kevin is convinced that all Carter needs is paper and cardboard boxes to play with instead of toys since that is what he gravitated too, but he soon learned what the toys were all about. Thank you again to those of you who celebrated with us.
On Friday, February 6th I was invited to speak at the Love Your Heart (http://www.loveyourheart.net) luncheon here in New Braunfels. This was a big day for me because it was the first time I shared my story in public. I felt like I was mentally and emotionally prepared, but when I walked onto the stage in front of close to 700 ladies I had to take a few moments to catch my breath. It gave me such a peace to look over and see all of my Team Kayde tables there to support me. You all hold such a special place in my life. As I told the audience, 5 years ago I would have never dreamed I would be where I am today. It was such an honor to share my miracle and praise God for his incredible blessings in my life including friends, family, doctors and the wonderful community sitting in front of me. I don't remember more than half of the words that came out of my mouth, but I know that God was standing there with me and giving me the strength to get through my story with only a few tears. I hope that my story touched the lives of those ladies by either educating them on heart disease and becoming an organ donor or in their spiritual faith. Either one would be perfectly fine with me. I hope I will be given the opportunity again sometime in the future.
I also want to update you on my recovery. Dr. Bogaev performed a biopsy on my heart on February 13th and the results came back with a "0" for rejection which is a perfect score. This means that it will be several months before she will perform the procedure again. What a blessing! I continue to take my assortment of prescriptions daily and am regaining physical strength every day. I began working with a personal trainer who has background in Cardiac Rehab in January and can see the difference already. I have no problem picking up Carter these days and taking care of him by myself which truly hasn't happened since his birth. It feels great to be "Mommy" again and I cherish every moment. Thank you for the continued thoughts and prayers for Kevin, Carter, Myself and my Amazing Family.
God is So Good!!
Prayer Request : Please pray for a lady we have befriended named Claire. She is currently waiting on a donor for a heart and both lungs and is in desperate need of our prayer warriors. Claire is from College Station and a Mom to a sweet 12 year old girl. I will keep you updated.
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