Miriam's Dance for the Heart

10/03/2019

Sweet Miriam... Oh how I loved you even as short a time as I had you! From supplementing your tiny little self with a bottle to today as you took your last breath! :(
I have struggled today with my choice to allow you to go through surgery. I truly thought this procedure would be simple and you would come home with a healthy heart. The call that you crashed as soon as he opened your little chest was a shock to me and I keep asking "WHY?!"
I am a praying Girl and believed this Clinic and Dr were a God send and that this surgery was the right thing to do and something that did not need to wait...
The only thing I have been holding on to is that God knew you weren't going to make it and your being under anesthetic and asleep was the most comfortable and peaceful way for you to go and with absolutely no suffering versus you going into cardiac arrest here at some point and suffering in pain before I could get you help. I don't think either of us could have stood that!
I just got a call from the Dr, he did an autopsy and my feelings were confirmed. No matter where or when I took you...you would have never made it through surgery. And...without surgery you may or may not have lived but just a few months and probably not without symptoms starting to happen and your quality of life not good. You wouldn't have been able to play like normal puppies and then to die here would have been to suffer...for us both. God made a way for you to go in to this surgery with NEVER feeling any pain or having any symptoms. You NEVER had to know what it feels like to have symptoms, pain, suffering. You got to play normal and get loved on all the way up to just going to sleep and straight to heaven with Jesus and my TidBit! TidBit is the greatest UNCLE! He will show you all the ropes up there just like he did all the doggies here for 14 years! You are a LUCKY girl! And...I was lucky to get to love you!!!

10/03/2019

MIRIAM'S SURGERY IS TODAY!

Please remember to PRAY for Miriam today! I truly feel that God led me to this Doctor but of course my nerves are still rattled.
I had another 100.00 donation and I personally added my 2nd 100.00 donation. We are now at 705.00 of the 2000.00 goal. I of course will be paying the balance of whatever isn't donated.
If you find it in your heart to donate...you can do so at the link below OR... you can contact me via PM for another avenue to donate. Remember...ANY donation is appreciated no matter if it is 1.00, 5.00, 10,00, 100.00 or more! Any amount will be one step closer to her surgery being paid for. :)
Anyway...this Lil' Girl will get the BEST treatment no matter what and her surgery will be happening this morning even if not all the donations reach the goal.
Miriam will be spoiled rotten through it all!

Miriam had her cardiologist appointment today for the heart murmur that was found. The cardiologist determined that she has Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA). As of right now she has shown no real visible symptoms although there has been some minor damage to the left side of her heart. The more time th...

09/30/2019

Miriam's surgery is scheduled for THIS coming THURSDAY!

09/30/2019

Waiting to see the Dr.

09/30/2019

GOD IS SO GOOD!!!

Miriam had her cariologist appointment today for the heart murmur that was found. The cardiologist determined that she has Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA). As of right now she has shown no real visible symptoms although there has been some minor damage to the left side of her heart. The more time tha...

09/27/2019

Miriam had her cardiologist appointment today for the heart murmur that was found.
The cardiologist determined that she has Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA).
As of right now she has shown no real visible symptoms although there has been some minor damage to the left side of her heart. The more time that passes, the more damage.
The Cardiologist has recommended open chest surgery. With this surgery she can recover to have a normal life and a normal life span. Without this surgery her heart will fail and in most cases at about 1 year old.
The price for this surgery is between $3000.00-5000.00.
I will figure a way to come up with every single penny alone if I have to...but welcome anyone who God may speak to their hearts to donate towards this surgery.
Normally I would not have a terrible time coming up with that amount but this sudden move that was out of my control has taken my savings for a whirlwind. Anyway...as I said... I will figure it out with or without help and PRAYER is the most powerful thing any one of you can do even if donating is not an option for you.
Miriam has to wait 4-6 weeks to be big enough for the surgery. I am praying that it will be at a clinic where my HEART of Trooper rescue boy had all his surgeries (he was found dumped in a field) had his surgeries. The surgeons, nurses, and everyone there were AMAZING! Anyway... we paid 11000.00 for all Trooper's surgeries and needs out of our own pockets of which only 1500.00 was raised in donations... and he is worth every single penny. You can see how well he did and is doing now a year later at the blue ink above!