I'm heading into the hospital for a heart cath in a little bit and wanted to post this picture by Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News ©2009.His photo completely captures our little family at Primary Children Medical Center. Eden is in the back showing my wife Lynnette a toy she loves. This is the 1st floor waiting room for labs on the southside.
Also, I've posted a diagram at the bottom of this blog showing hand drawn images of my heart when I was born and the progression of it's anatomy up to this day. It's fascinating to learn the function of the heart. What a magnificent creation!
Thanks again for everyone's continued support. We feel the power of your prayers and love.
It looks like you guys are in the rainforest :0)......Tarzan, Jane and little Eden :0).....he he he
ReplyDeleteI'm still praying for you!!!
God bless you and your wonderful family!
Alyson
I hope that your Cath goes as well as can be expected. Good Luck!
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Praying for you during your cath today. I don't know how it is for an adult, but they make Owen miserable! Good Luck!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm praying!!
ReplyDeleteMillie and Colin-HLHS
Praying that the heart cath goes well!
ReplyDeleteI hope all went well yesterday. What a great concert! We are thinking of you. I don't know if you know the Cox's (Matt and Mindi and Mckay) She is one of my friends and she speaks highly of you as does everyone else! Say hello to your lovely wife for me.
ReplyDeleteAngie Giauque Cromar
I love that picture of you guys. Best of luck with the heart cath. You (as well as your wife and daughter) will be in my prayers.
ReplyDeletePraying and thinking about you and your precious family today. Hope all goes well.
ReplyDeleteDear Paul and family! I have been thinking about you and hope that things go well for you today! I hope that an awesome heart comes for you soon, so that you can make more music for all of us and enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck!
{big bear hug}
ReplyDeleteHave been following your blog for about a month...you are an inspitation to many people! Prayers are with you on this journey with your heart. Hope all goes well with your cath!!
ReplyDeletePraying for you today... your blog is such an inspiration to us. God bless!
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking of you and your family all day today! I hope that your cath today has been succesful and low key. Let us know how things look (after you recover, of course.) We are praying for you as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by today! It was great to meet you guys. We too hope that everything was low key today and that you are back home resting as soon as you can be! We will check back to see the results of the Cath when you feel well enough to post it!
ReplyDeleteWe hope all went well today with your cath. Thanks for your amazing example of hope and faith! We comtinue to pray for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteSummer (Mason's Mommy)
Our prayers are with you daily. May all go well with the cath. Thanks for sharing the Diagrams - so interesting!
ReplyDeleteSummer (Abby's mommy - HLHS)
Praying that your cath went really well.
ReplyDeleteHope things went well yesterday!
ReplyDeleteDid Dr. Cowley do the cath? He is our son's cardiologist now that Shaddy is gone, and we just adore him to pieces!
PS. I was talking to Michael Hicks the other day (his mom is my neighbor) and he told me the Lullaby CD was finally out. I've been anxiously waiting and told him how exicted I was and 1 day later his mom surprised me by bringing the CD over! LOVE IT...all of you guys are just fabulous!!! So talented.
There is an irony in that room your photo was taken in. That room has had so many transformations over the years. And so has your heart!
ReplyDeleteThat room used to be such a small, cramped space. Plain walls. It functioned, but not as well as it needed to as the community it services has grown. Over the years, there has been renovations, expansions. And the mural has taken time to be completed. But now just look at it!
My kids love that little ball flipper toy, too. Not sure what it is called. Sometimes they get mesmerized by the screens, but if that ball flipper toy is not being used, that is the first place they head.
Anyway, good luck with the cath.
This picture has ministered to me in a powerful way today. Thank you for sharing it. I am praying for your family every day. God bless you.
ReplyDeletePaul,
ReplyDeleteYou and Lynette and Eden have brought so much joy and hope to others. It is a joy to watch the love you share as a family. Sara commented on how your countenance is so peaceful and joyful as you and Lynette and Eden go through this experience. You have been an inspiration to me since the moment we met. The same feeling I had when we met and you were playing 'Dave's Farewell' is within my heart when I hear you play 'Gracie's Theme.' (Gracie is also the name of my one and only grandchild.) I am so grateful for you and Lynette and Eden and for your courageous example. Thank you for sharing this experience with so many. Our prayers are with you and all of your family always.
With Love, Debbie Castleton