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We went to see our baby girl today! She is recovering well and has been moved from PICU to a regular room today. She has a long way to go, so please continue to pray :-)
Mya is here for a visit and I snapped this quick one in my yard when we were walking in. She is doing well, but still very thin. She definitely has more energy than presurgery and is giving Tristan a run for his money!
Baby shows off his "second belly button" (where the drainage tube was) and the scar from his open heart surgery. He suffers no ill effects except for a droopy eyelid related to Horner's sydrome, which ought to clear up in another month or two.
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” -Psalm 139:14
The last 3 1/2 months have been the most trying, scary, difficult time of our lives. Our sweet little Sylvie came into the world with a congenital heart defect that we were not aware of until she was a day old and failed a standard newborn test in the hospital. She was whisked away from us via helicopter and flown to the Phoenix Children's Hospital, where she underwent further testing, and we soon learned that our beautiful, perfect, new baby girl would need open heart surgery. Talk about a shock.
These past few months have been filled with anxiety and worry for the future, hope that she would come through this well, and so many mixed emotions I couldn't describe them if I tried. Our sweet girl did indeed have open heart surgery 13 days ago. She came through it like the warrior that I knew she was. She was off the ventilator in less than 12 hours and home in just 6 days. Her zipper is healing amazingly well (no, I did not touch it up at all). I can see the strength of an old soul in her eyes, and I do not know who decided I was worthy of being her mother, but I am so thankful and am looking forward to the journey. <3
A huge thank you goes out to all of our wonderful family and friends, her nurses and doctors, her surgeon, and everyone who has supported us during this time, lifted us up when we felt we had hit rock bottom, and made sure our sweet Sylvie would be able to go on and live a full life. <3
This is dedicated to my brother who survived open heart surgery four days ago. He's pretty remarkable!
On 30th January 2017 I collapsed in the street due to a suspected heart attack. Doctors found my Aortic valve so badly stenosed that they kept me in until they could operate to remove the valve and replace it with a mechanical valve.
Having journeyed through a physical and spiritual deep, dark forest this past summer, I can now sense, even more, the vital life force that surrounds me. Living in the country, I am fortunate to be close to nature's healing energy. My appreciation for having a second chance at life and wanting to celebrate that inspired me to create this image, one that is dark, yes, but is also infused with light and life and colour!!
Nothing makes me feel more celebratory than good music, music that gets your heart beating!! One of my all-time favorite artists is Jesse Cook, flamenco guitar virtuso! Any one of his songs make my heart race, makes me feel alive and want to dance! Food for the soul!
If you want to feel good today, take a listen. . .
Jesse Cook - Baghdad: One Night In Metropolis.
Process: Topaz. Texture: bernhofen - TFL
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She came to see us today~ Her 3rd open heart surgery is Thursday. (She has gummy bears in her mouth here)
My son immediately following open heart surgery to replace his RV-PA conduit. As a parent, there's not much that can prepare you for a sight like this. Thankfully, it was a complete success. He could even sit up later that evening, and was discharged from the hospital less than a week later. Such a brave guy.
Taken with a Canonet QL17 on Fuji Superia 200.
Karen is named after the real Karen, an Orangutan at the San Diego Zoo. That Karen is now 26 years old, happy and healthy but my children and I remember her as a two-year old being the first ape to have open heart surgery.
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Benni and I are going to take our 5 inch high Karen on adventures. This was taken in Laguna Beach yesterday. We miss Adventure Gibbon who lives with Doug.
Be a being on two feet, with his heart trembling,
butchering for a king he believes in though he’s never seen
Not entirely sure how to explain this shot, I originally had the title of my shot set as "Kingdom Hearts" and I wanted to do something with kings and hearts so I thought "hmm the king of hearts". In comes the king, but obviously just a shot with him would be boring so I had a chat with uka for some ideas and he suggested to do an open heart surgery on the king.
So, when I got home, I gathered my tools and performed an open heart surgery on the king, he didn't take any medication for this and was pretty brave about the entire situation (granted he does have a sword stuck to his head (and that's his own doings!) so he should be fine with an open heart surgery).
I sewed him up and he's feeling better now so hooray!
I met Mr. Qiu 邱先生 on the 37th day after his bypass heart surgery.
Surviving heart disease and surgery has given him a new perspective on life and changed many of his habits for the better. I was especially touched by his close relationship with his wife, who teared up when listening to him speak about his illness and ordeal.
Mr. Qiu is number 17 in my personal 100 Strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers
transplant my heart
into yours
and we'll go through hell and highwater
transplant my heart
gives me the kicks
but we're pumping
like machinery
all this change
clean incision to the brain
baby, cut me open, re-arrange
healing hands have me
medicated, gesticulated
cut me open
steal this pain
it's life
it's life
saving surgery
-scott matthew
334/365
I guess I think of all of us as butterflies sometimes. Depends how long we have stayed (or are still tucked away inside a cocoon...) and sometimes we don't like being stuck inside that coccoon I imagine...but I guess how long we stay inside determines how beautiful we are once we emerge. How many colors we have in our wings, and how wide our wings reach...
I was looking for a quote...so I'll add this one because I thought it was cool. "music in the soul can be heard by the universe..." Lao Tzu
:)
P.s. I better say thanks cuz I'm feelin it at the moment to all you awesome contacts that are always so supportive of my art/photography stuff. I began messing around on Flickr and knew nothing about cameras, and now have found such a rad passion and outlet. Right up there with the value of this new awesome art and interest are you all :) I have made some rad, awesome kickin-ass and takin names friends here. FB friends, talkin-on-the-phone friends, commentin back and forth, and all around rad awesome, supportive, and encouraging friends. You guys inpsire me and most of the time keep me coming and shooting and posting :) So thanks for bein you! <3 Thanks for always bein here when I come back from hiatus, I hope I can be as awesome of a friend to you all :)
The open chest of a pediatric patient can be seen in the reflection in the glasses of a cardiac surgeon at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria.
when i was going home one night this guy and someone i thought was his friend was talking to eachother.
but they looked comeletly different like one guy was a older like punk guy and the guy who was doing all the talking was like a younger guy and he was just talking about the bible as the other guy just looked at him and nodded...
so the older guy left and the younger guy took his seat and looked at me and said... hey can i tell you about the best book you'll ever read?
and i was like in my head... here we go. and i didnt answer and he drove right in like "the best book i ever read was the bible " and saying stuff about jesus and the bible and i was just laughing to myself and barely listening to the guy and just like nodding then i got to an above ground station and i usually call my mom then so i took out one ear phone and said... sorry i have to call my mom one sec... then he turned away as i called home and told her i was 10 mins away like always... then he turned back and said so yeah... and started talking more about jesus then he asked me a question... "what religion are you?" and i said muslim and he said ok so you know that there are different religions out there but really there has to be one universal truth. and i said no, i dont know that. then hes like ok look at that chair... its red right? you can't dispute that. and i said, yes you can. in your perspective that chair is red. but you dont know if everyone sees the same as you do. and hes like no its universal everyone sees that chair as red. and i'm like no. its your perspective that that chair is red. what about the people who are colourblind? and hes like they are hindered... and i said... no they aren't hindered they just have a different perspective. then he stopped talking about the chair and said. how about numbers two plus two is always equal to 4 its a universal truth. and I said no. thats only true by your standard. someone could make up a different standard and make something comepletly different and it would be true to thier perspective. then he went back to the chair. and was like dont you think that the universal truth is that the chair is red? I said no. and he said ok yeah colour blind people but they have a veil and hare hindered again. and i told him that he shouldnt say people are hindered just because they have a different perspective... and he goes on to say that they are wrong when they see grey. and i was like how do you know they see grey? have you ever seen through thier eyes? then he started saying something stupid like when scientists take thier eyeballs theyll see they see grey... then at the end i was getting ready to go out of the train and hes like so yeah next time you see a bible jump in! and i said oh god and basically ran out the subway car.
so yeah that was my night...
...maybe your heart, like mine, beats for surgery ....
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A Nigerian anesthegiologist inserts a breathing tube into a pediatric open heart patient at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria.
Is 'Serious Phone Camera' an Oxymoron?
I wrote this article in 2008, when image quality of camera phones were still not as good as most compacts. I took the above photo using a Nokia 6300 phone.
With iPhone and Instagram, 2012 is a far cry from 2008 as far as camera phones are concerned.
But one fact that hasn't changed is that the best camera is the one that you always have with you.
You can read the full article here, at the Online Photographer Blog
theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer...
Mya has been here for a visit and we did several shots of her. This is one of my faves.
She is doing very well. Her cardiologist is pleased with health right now. Her color is great and her appetite is excellent. She's just a little tiny thing, but looks more robust :-)
This was my workout on the treadmill yesterday. It's not easy, but I enjoy doing it. I try to keep my mind occupied and my spirits high...;)
If you notice the vertical distance is over 700 feet, and the distance is 1.5 miles. (I'll convert to metric units later.) That is my attempt to emulate a walk up Tucson's Tumamoc Hill. Walking up is just half the battle, because it is just as hard to walk back down. There is no way I can practice that on a treadmill...;)
Actually, the Carondelet Rehab's treadmills are easier that Tumamoc, because Tumamoc gets steeper toward the top and has a steeper final grade steeper than 15%, which is the treadmill's maximum slope.
Another thing that's easier about the treadmill is the handle bar to keep me balanced.
TUMAMOC: People & Habitats
An 860-acre ecological reservation in the midst of Tucson, Arizona
United States National Historic Landmark
United States Archaeological District
An Arizona Environmental Study Area
Tumamoc Hill will be Tucson's gift to tomorrow, a microcosm of research, education, creativity and respect that shows what the world can do to save its precious natural legacy and cultural history.
Tumamoc will always be open space, a hallowed refuge for people and nature. Investigators and visitors will come to see and to study its natural ecosystems and the traces of the city's ancient people.
Tumamoc Hill — a 2300-year-old abandoned settlement perches on its mesa top and the rich cultural context of two millennia of human society lie at its feet.
Tumamoca, the Tumamoc globeberry, is a rare vine with edible berries that was first discovered on the Hill. Illustration by Paul Mirocha.
Tumamoc is managed by the University of Arizona College of Science and Pima County,
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Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Arizona
Highlights:
Great hike with perfect city views
Near: Tucson, AZ
Scenery: Spectacular! It is wonderful to see the diversity of flora, and fauna too...
Distance:3.1 miles round trip
Elevation Gain:730 ft
Hike Time:2 hours
Difficulty: Easy (I add: perhaps its easy for hikers. I find it great exercise and quite difficult!)
Trail Condition: Fire road/pavement
Hike Type: Out and Back
Summary: This is a great hike up a well paved hill with fantastic city views. Since this hike is on university property it is one of the only hikes in the Tucson Mountain Range that permits night hiking, making this the perfect hike for sunrise/sunset watching. Tumamoc Hill is a research station that has been studied since 1906. Travel is permitted all the way to the top but on pavement only. With continued respect this route should remain open to the public!
Trailhead: From I-10 and Speedway dirve 1 mile west on Speedway to Silverbell. Turn south (left) on Silverbell and drive 0.2 miles to West Anklam Rd. Turn west (right) on West Anklam and the trailhead is on your left. Park in or near the St. Mary's Hostpital parking lot as there is no parking at the trailhead.
(Lat:32.22643 Lon:-111.00168)
Trail Guides for Tumamoc Hill:
Best Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter,
User Groups: Hikers,
Ranger Contact: The University of Arizona
Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Jeff Branscum, who has posted 27 other hikes on this site
i don't really understand what this is... if you know tell me and ill copy it into here...
maybe: skydivers, seaweed
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cool guy on subway said it was good, i should go into tattoos.
The first-ever open heart surgery to be performed outside of the Lower Mainland and Victoria was successfully completed at Kelowna General Hospital last week.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2012/12/open-heart-surgery-program...
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