2014 has come and gone.... As I sit here in my patio this morning, I find myself thinking about this past year and what it has meant to me. It started on mixed emotions note... January 2nd 2014 was a normal day for most people and Lindsay and I. I got ready for work and she was getting ready to go to her parents house. Lindsay was going to take her mom, who had been fighting cancer, to Florida Cancer Specialists to review her case and see what more could be done or what other options there were. Around Noon I get a phone call that she was not doing well and my mother in law ended up in the ER at TGH. She had suffered a pulmonary embolism and I rushed with Lindsay and her Aunt Patty and Aunt Wanda to TGH. The news we were getting there was bad and it certainly did not look good. At 8:01PM my wonderful Mother in Law went Home to be with the Lord... It was very sad and heartbreaking to all of us, but especially me because JJ was the greatest Mother in Law a man could have asked for... She was always there to help me and guide me... The next evening, my wife and I find out that we were expecting.... Joy came to us for a brief moment, thinking about how Mom knew and it was really a miracle..... Well in May, we find out some news about our babys heart that put my faith and strength to the test.... Our babys heart was not developing properly, and it turned out to be a similar situation that my in laws went through with their first child who died shortly after they brought him home... Needless to say, I was going nuts inside!!! But I stayed strong on the outside for my family... Remembering, my wife has not even had a chance to mourn the passing of her dear mother, now this... We planned everything for our babys arrival and were fortunate to have a team of doctors that are amazing help us.... August 29, 2014.... OLIVIA JANET PROCOPIO came into this world at 10:29 PM at Bayfront Baby Place and was taken immediately to the CVICU at All Childrens Hospital in St Pete... The true test for me and my wife was nearing us, with two months in the hospital with our daughter fighting for her life!!!! I was scared like never before in my life!!! The hardest thing I have ever had to do was walk our daughter to the Operating Room so she could have open heart surgery to fix the issue she was born with... I remember praying to God and asking him to forgive ME FOR ANYTHING I HAVE DONE and save our baby girl and bring her to us healthy and fine... For the first time in my life, I felt afraid and vulnerable.... Weak.... There was nothing I COULD DO... GOD answered our prayers and spared OLIVIA and she came back to us both... Thanks to the surgeon and doctors there who were GODS instruments in healing our baby.... She came home October 28th and it has been a joyous moment ever since.... Our year was crazy and an emotional roller coaster... I learned this year how powerful praying is and it reinforced my beliefs in God and Family!!! For that I am forever grateful... We got through it all together, my wife and I, and I thank God for her and my family!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:17:19 +0000
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