Today is a special day. Today is a day we have as a family because of the many amazing nurses and doctors both at home in Florida and at CHOP. Three months ago today my baby girl was taken from my arms and given a gift. A gift that we will forever be grateful for and a gift that we will always honor. Three months ago today my baby girl was given the gift of life. While we celebrate Savannah's second chance at life with the precious gift that was selflessly given by the parents of her donor angel we also honor and pray for our donor angel and the family that has provided this gift.

When we were told that Savannah needed a liver transplant she was only 4 months old. I will never be able to express in mere words the feelings that one has when one is told that your child, your heart, your life has an end stage liver disease...your child's disease was not caught early enough...the only chance your child has is to take an organ from her body and replace it with another....Three months ago today we had to hand our baby girl over to the nurse in the surgical wing....Three months ago today....we took pictures of Savannah wrapped in her prayer quilt. The prayer quilt that our friends and family prayed on... the prayer quilt wrapped in her angels froggies..the prayer quilt made with so much love by a grandmother who knew...who knew what it meant...a prayer quilt that I felt somehow if we did not take it off of her she would be protected. She was wrapped in prayer...that would protect her. I asked for a picture to be taken of us holding her...we were so tired and had cried so much...we tried to smile for the picture knowing that this could be the picture that was to signify a triumph for her surgery would be a success or the last picture we took with our daughter alive for the worst would have happened. I have hesitated in sharing this picture...she is just a baby...so sick...and yet just a baby.  

I share the picture because I look at the picture and it reminds me of faith, love and hope...I can't imagine going through life without this. Today, I am blessed. Today, You are blessed. Today, We are blessed. How do I know this? Because we are here....never let go of your faith, love and hope.