Congenital Heart Disease: How I Learned to Cope

Do not underestimate the power of prayer

If you are a spiritual person, now is the time to look to whatever Higher Power guides your life and faith more than ever before. Prayer has been an indispensable form of therapy for me throughout this ordeal...knowing that God is watching over my daughter gives me strength and comfort in a way that nothing else can.

Inform yourself

Read about your child's condition, find as much pertinant information as you can with regard to his or her illness. Every time an issue or a question comes to mind, write it down so that you remember to ask about it the next time your child visits the doctor. Keeping well informed greatly reduces the overwhelming sense of powerlessness that so many parents feel when their child is afflicted with a problem they do not fully understand.

While I am not a psychologist, I can honestly say that these tactics have helped me to deal with my daughter's heart disease in a healthy and positive manner. Though I am the first to admit that these past few months have been emotionally and psychologically exhausting, it is important to add that they have also represented the best period of my life. Because of her condition, Morgan has enhanced my life in a very unexpected way: I have learned to live for the moment. Every smile we are blessed with is an epiphany, every developmental milestone a victory, in the truest sense of the word. In fact, I will go so far as to say that I would not change a thing about my daughter: she is perfect in my sight. It is my sincere belief that each and every obstacle we face can help us to become stronger, more competent individuals if we do not allow these challenges to defeat us. My little girl's heart condition has illustrated this for me in a way that nothing else could, by "forcing" me into a state of spiritual and personal growth. Of course, I pray everyday for her to be healed, but I love her just the way she is, and I am eternally grateful for the priviledge of caring for her.

If anyone has any questions or comments, please feel free to leave a post. You feedback is always appreciated. Thank-you for taking the time

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