A Mother's Heart

Luke's second diagnosis at 24 weeks in utero was described to us as, "Rare. As in so rare that when you tell another cardiologist about it, they would look at you funny and say, 'Huh? What did you say?'" So rare that out of 400 diagrams, Dr. S. didn't have one to match Luke's heart.

From a medical standpoint, Luke's heart is 1 in 10,000,000. A heart to be analyzed, studied, documented.

From a mother's standpoint, Luke's heart is my heart. A heart to be protected, cherished, nurtured.

I'm so glad the job is mine:


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What makes Luke's heart so rare is two-fold: One, he is a true single ventricle, with not even a hypoplastic right ventricle. And two, most double inlet left ventricle hearts also have a transposition of the great arteries. Luke's arteries are normally related.

Just in case you were wondering!

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Thank you to my hubby who gave me the entire day to myself. After a yummy breakfast in Tacoma with my mom, stepdad and brother, the rest of my day consisted of a good book, a good run, Starbucks, a nap, and Italian food — all my faves! Thank you, honey!