A Heavy Heart

Sometimes life can be really hard. One time in high school, I read a blog post my cousin had posted. She shared a story about a baby girl who had received a heart transplant but within a few days of receiving her new heart, passed away. I was in shock as I read the blog of this little girl's family as I went back and read about all the hardships they endured with their daughter and her broken heart. As I read and read this blog, I realized how strong her mother was. She had so much faith. They had witnessed miracles. Their family was an inspiration to me and inspired me to become better.

I soon realized there is a heart community out there. One of strength, support, and resiliency. I found other "Heart Mom" blogs and began reading about their experiences. Their blogs shared a common theme of growing through your trials. Inspiration and strength oozed from their posts. I began to have my favorite blogs that I would check up on. I watched these babies with broken hearts grow and also suffer. I found myself thinking about these kids or praying for them when I read they were about to go in for a surgery or having a complication.

A couple days ago I woke up early to do homework, but instead found myself looking at blogs. I was shocked when I came across a blog asking readers to pray for Mia, another little girl who's blog I have read. When Mia was 4 months old she received a heart transplant. This year she turned 4. Last week I had read Mia's mom's post saying how excited they were to go to Disney World for Mia's Make a Wish trip. I found out though that instead of enjoying that vacation, they found themselves in the hospital hours after landing in Florida. Mia never made it to the park.

It was discovered that Mia's body was rejecting her heart. She was put on life support and Monday morning her family removed her from it. I was so surprised when I found this out because I had been reading Mia's blog for awhile and this rejection came out of the blue. I found myself crying thinking about how much pain her parents and siblings and other family members must be going through right now.

Life is hard. Especially for Mia's family right now, emotionally and financially. There has been a fund set up to help her family out with the financial issues. If you feel so inclined to donate or want to share the story, here is a link:

http://www.giveforward.com/achangeofheart