Tag: Partial Heart Transplant
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The Calm In Our Storm
Read more: The Calm In Our StormA question I get asked often is “How are you so calm about Katja?” The answer is, well, complicated. To understand why we take all of this in stride, you first have to understand Katja’s journey. We found out at 19 weeks pregnant that Katja’s heart was not “normal”. We had months to learn, prepare…
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A Partial Gift With Significant Risks-PHT
Read more: A Partial Gift With Significant Risks-PHTThat big “T” word that makes everyone’s heart flutter just a bit. It’s scary, it’s unknown but when it’s spoken out loud, you just know, something is wrong. Transplant. There I said it. Did your heart skip a beat? Mine does, every time and I’ve been saying it a lot lately. So let’s talk about…
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Can you Cure a broken heart?
Read more: Can you Cure a broken heart?I don’t know but I’m willing to find out……. Katja was doing great. She had made the transition from wheelchair to walker and was slowly building her endurance back up. Her Chorea was still progressing but at a slower rate. We decided to have a talk with her Neurology team at Boston and finally caved…
