Grace's heart update

Grace had her annual echo & EKG yesterday.  Preliminary results are good; no significant change in the amount of leakage of her valve and pressure on the right side of her heart.  We spoke with Dr. d about what comes next...  Grace will have an MRI in the next few months for more specific data and to compare it to her MRI from 3 years ago.  I looks like a surgical "fix" for her pulmonary valve will happen in a few years.  We don't want the right side of the heart to weaken too much in the interest of her long term health.  We don't want to do surgery too soon because she's still growing and we want as few invasive surgeries as possible.  It's such a blessing to have such good care at Children's.  Dr. d takes her time with us and has good conversations with Grace.  It's comforting to know that Grace is on the right treatment path for her heart.  Wesley was there today and had fun watching Christmas movies with Grace while she got her echo.

We picked up the kids, went out for pizza (realized from Wesley's nonstop chatter mocking us mocking him, that the pitcher of rootbeer must have been Barq's), came home and felt tired with relief and gladness (& the Barq's wearing off).  We all were so thankful for Grace's good news today.  We know that every good thing; any peace and every joy in our lives is because of the love and grace of our Saviour.

Merry Christmas!