In keeping with my rock pile post….

Tia was about 4 years old when we had taken her in for a regular check-up. Dr. Cenac, our pediatrician, checked her out and then told us that she had a small heart murmur. He went on to say it was probably an innocent murmur she would eventually out-grow; however, he wanted us to take her to Children’s for a follow-up visit. Talk about a parent’s heart dropping. Naturally, all we heard was heart murmur….the innocent part went right out the window along with our humor!

Thanks to Dr. Cenac, we managed to get right in at Children’s and they ran several tests and confirmed it was innocent, she would probably grow out of it and we had nothing to worry about.

Tia is now 16 years old. According to the last check-up she had, the innocent murmur was still there and we were still assured she had nothing to worry about.

The funny part about all this is…. As Tia was growing up with her rambunctious brother, if he hit her, or if she ran too fast, or if she was breathing hard or any other complaint, Tia would come to me and say my heart hurts because of _______. It was funny. I often had to assure her there wasn’t anything wrong with her and the doctor said she was OKAY. Amazing what small children hear and remember.

Not to long ago, I read of somebody who had an innocent heart murmur and as a result had some type of blood clot and died. I immediately thought of Tia. I’m not not worried. The reason why? That’s one of the rocks I set in mortar a long time ago and it has a specific meaning and her name on it.

God Always Knows.