The Surgeon

Mark and I just met with the surgeon, Dr. Knott-Craig. He told us that Victoria's repair was the hardest he had ever done in his career, and he has performed hundreds of them. He said that originally when he opened her up that her heart defect was so severe that he had thought of putting a band on her pulminary artery, which would be a temporary fix, and the repair would need to be tried again at around her 1st birthday. Instead, he said that he "stepped back" and tried to think of the best way to do her heart repair. Somehow he figured out the best way to complete her surgery and he said that he believes that it is a good repair. He told us that her blood pressure, oxygen and her heart rate were much better now.

As Mark and I sat with the surgeon, hearing all of this coming out of his mouth, we were amazed. We knew that God had performed a miracle! God put wisdom and knowledge in this doctor's mind that he did not have on his own! God gave him the steadiest of hands to do such a delicate surgery. We sat wide-eyed knowing that we had just witnessed the hand of God move in the hands and mind of Victoria's surgeon.

They are cleaning her up and doing some final tests right now. We will be able to see her in about an hour.

Thank you so very much for lifting up our little, sweet baby. She is already such a testimony of the miracles of God. He can take the impossible and make them possible! We praise Him that His will was to allow Victoria to stay with us a little longer. She is such a gift and we praise the Lord for His favor.