Juju for Baby L

Sorry about not posting this past week....but the Mom person has had a very stressful week.  See the Mom's baby cousin L is a very very sick little girl.  In March, L was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy...which means her heart is enlarged and she needs a heart transplant.  Last Monday L took a turn for the worst and her parents almost lost her.  It took 11 doctors and nurse to get baby L stable...her doctors have kept her sedated all week and no one, not even her Mommy or Daddy, have been allowed to touch her.  Then yesterday the Mom person got the call "There's a heart for baby L".  The Mom person was super excited and there were tears all around.  The Mom person was also sadden by the fact that for baby L to live some one had to lose their sweet little one.  Then the Mom person got the call....it was a no go.   Once baby L's doctor was able to take a good look at the donor heart it was decide it was to weak and would not be the best heart for baby L.  There were more tears all around....and the Mom person was tasked with calling all of her sibling to break the news (the Mom person and her family are tight).  Then the boy (who is only six) said that he would give L his heart....the Man had to sit the boy down and explain to the boy that he was still using his heart but that was very nice of him to think of baby L.  Then the Mom person asked the boy if there ever came a point when the boy wasn't using his heart if he wanted to give it to a little boy or girl who could use it...the boy said YES!  And the Mom person really broke down and  couldn't stop hugging the boy.  You see, organ donation is very near and dear to the Mom person and her family...and not just because of baby L.  Almost 12 years ago baby L's father had a heart transplant....he wouldn't be here today without it.  His wonderful wife B wouldn't be a part of the Mom person's family and sweet baby L wouldn't be with us today.  When R had his transplant the doctors told the family not to worry his illness had been a fluke, a one in a million kind of thing.  The Mom person and her family were crushed to learn that L had the same thing...but they believe that she will get her life saving transplant.  There is a heart out there that is just right for little L!!  So my bloggy friends please keep L and the Mom person's family in your thoughts.  Teddy and I are keeping our paws crossed and sending baby L all the juju we can.  


And so not to end on such a sad note here are a couple of pictures of Teddy and I from this morning play session in the backyard. 

Moo Moo

Half bat Teddy