Tyson Hugh Hooper

Tyson Hugh Hooper
Our son, Tyson Hugh Hooper, was born with coarctation of the aorta, hypoplastic arch, and a transitional avsd. His first open heart surgery reconstructed his aorta and was on day 9 of life. His second open heart repair was not anticipated to be needed until two or three years of age. Ty had other plans. We spent the vast majority of his first 3 months of life at Vanderbilt as he went into heart failure and was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. As a result, the medical team concluded that he needed the repair much sooner than usually recommended, and at just shy of 3 months old Ty underwent his second life saving open heart surgery. God has already worked so many miracles in Ty's life and the life of our family and we know he is using our story. Because of this, we are grateful for Ty's special heart and feel beyond blessed that God chose us to travel this road. We ask for prayers as Ty continues to heal. We are praying for a full recovery and life without restrictions for Ty. We are praying for God to use our family and Ty for His glory.

Thank you to each and every person who supports us through prayer, giving, or just by loving on our family! We are humbled and blessed by all of the ways the Lord is providing for us and know that he is using Ty and his story to do great things!

Friday, May 9, 2008

I...

I was on Megan's blog a while back and I enjoyed reading her "I..." post so much that I decided to do one of my own!

I am... a girly girl

I think... it is so important to know yourself and be confident in who you are.

I know... life is to short to live it worrying about what other people think.

I wish... I could take every child without parents and find them a loving family!

I hate... insincerity, arrogance, dishonesty, and manipulation

I miss... My Granny. She was such a kind woman.

I fear... illness in or loss of those I care about most

I feel... light-hearted and full of joy because spring is here and summer is just around the corner!

I hear... sweet silence and there is something so peaceful about it!

I crave... watermelon!

I wonder... what my future holds a year, ten years, thirty years down the road... what will my children look like, what will my world be then? And will gas be $10.00 a gallon? (lol, joking on that last one... sort of!)

I love... to hear and watch friends laugh together and genuinely love and care fore one another.

I ache... when I am with Lauren and Megan and we have laughed so hard that our sides hurt!

I care... genuinely about my sweet friends and what each of them is encountering be it joy or fear or hurt or happiness!

I always... find a friend in my mother. How blessed am I to have a mother that I also consider a best friend. I am thankful for that every day!

I am not... a rule breaker... and I would usually rather ask permission first rather than forgiveness later.

I sing... in the car - loud and wonderfully!

I cry... a lot... happy, sad, mad, in a movie... I am a cryer! lol

I don't always... make my bed in the mornings or scrub my tub in a timely manner!

I write... when I am in turmoil. I have never kept a "regular" journal, but when I am stressed or upset or concerned, I write.

I win... respect from those around me with my honesty and sincerity.

I lose... respect for people who do not say what they mean and mean what they say.

I never... will drink a lemon drop again thanks to a fun visit to Yatzi's house a year or two ago!

I listen... to Christian radio on the way to work each morning - it starts my day on the right foot.

I am scared of... being outside in the dark by myself.

I need... to read God's Word more than I do.

I hope... that I am a blessing in the lives of others and that I have a positive impact on each person that takes time to know me.

I tag.... Lauren and Leigh Ann

4 comments:

Leigh Ann said...

Oh, I loved learning more about you from your list! I would love to be in on one of those laugh-fests I keep hearing about with you, La, and Moo. It looks like you have so much fun together! And, thanks for tagging me. This looks like fun! I love being tagged!

Lauren said...

Yo! Thanks for tagging me! I love you!

Megan L Hutchings said...

I loved reading this Meag! Just so you know...you ARE a blessing in all of our lives!

Kelly said...

This is great - Loved your list!!!!