Makenzie's World: 7 years ago today

I can't believe its been 7 years ago that my little girl my first born was holding on to dear life, at the age of 16 months. We didn't know what to expect or think. With Makenzie's strength, prayers, many blessing's and the power to hold on she has prevailed.

I won't ever forget that day we got the call that their is a match for a new healthy heart after waiting for 26 days! So many emotions went through our heads. Hope, fear, anxiousness and sadness. Just know that another child had to leave this world to give Makenzie a second chance at life. How hard it must have been on those parents to have to make such a difficult decision at such a hard time in their life to have to decide if they want to donate their loved ones organs with, I'm sure so many emotions running through their minds as well.

It defiantly has been no picnic for her with multiple hospital stays, rejections, and a couple of cardiac arrests. She still manages to have a upbeat, heart of gold personality. I thank our Heavenly Father everyday for her and her donor family that they will know how we feel and are so grateful for their decision because with out them we wouldn't have her!

I wouldn't have been able to watch her grow up, in the past 7 years to know that she loves to sing, dance, cook, cuddle and play with friends and her brothers and sisters. She is a remarkable young girl who I look up to and is my Hero who keeps me on my feet and gave me the power to believe in miracles. She is a true living miracle who has blessed our lives for the better.

Every year I make a heart cake to celebrate her Heartiversary. This year Makenzie wanted to make one by herself and she did a awesome job! She also wanted to send up balloons to honor her donor so we got 7 red balloons so she could let them fly high. She wrote on a couple of balloons. One said "I love you", and another one said "Thanks for giving me a second chance"!

Even though we have never met the donor family, we want to thank them from the bottom of our hearts for their precious gift, for saving our sweet daughters life. Hopefully one day we will be able to meet them and give them a big hug, cry with them, thank them and let them listen to her heart, so they no their child is living on through her.

I am so proud of you Makenzie here is to many, many, many more years of a happy and healthy life!!

And as always Be a Hero, Be a Donor!!! donoralliance.org