New Hope

It’s been so long since I’ve opened this blog and written a post. I’ve had no need to because there have been no changes with Mom. This is a blessing and a discouragement at the same time. No terrible hospital admits but not hope for a new heart either. This week that changes. Mom left this weekend to head to Houston to hopefully be listed at Houston Methodist for a heart transplant. We are over the moon and filled with so much hope. Mom has received all of her LVAD, heart failure and transplant care at Ochsner New Orleans the last 5 years. Although we are thankful to so many of the healthcare professionals there, we decided recently, it was in Mom’s best interest to get a fresh set of eyes on her. We are so thankful that Houston Methodist has agreed to take her on as a patient. For the last 6 years our friends and family have aggressively prayed for Mom and carried our family through this nightmare. I’m writing to ask you to

please continue praying for us. I feel like for the first time in almost 6 years we’ve been given a beautiful gift of hope and the thought of Mom getting some of her life back literally takes my breath away. Please pray that this week’s appointments go well. Please pray that the doctors will see Mom as a potential transplant candidate and that they are eager to give her a better quality of life. Please pray that the Lord will give us more time with her. We have been on deaths doorstep for so long and every single hospital admit we held our breath not knowing if this would be the end. Every single time that dang LVAD alarms I feel my legs go numb not knowing if hard decisions were ahead. I am so thankful for this hope, but I’m begging this Lord that it’s more than hope but a promise of a future for my Mom. Almost 6 years ago I told you guys that I had a clear vision of my Mom getting a heart and that I truly believed that she would one day be transplanted. I still believe that that vision was a gift from the Lord. So please join us in praying over my Mom. I will do my best to keep everyone updated as we get information. We love you guys so much.