As mentioned in the post from the other day- I truly believe y'all played your part in Pip's miracle...But another HUGE ShoutOut has to go to Dr. Maharajh & his fabulous Team at CHEO...

Through this unbelievable, stressful time in our lives, every moment spent with a medical professional talking about our daughter was unnerving...For the most part everyone we've dealt with in regards to Pip has been great- But by far, Dr. Maharajh & his team brought the most comfort to Craig & I...Within minutes of meeting them we both felt such a calming effect from his humbling confidence & gentle presence...

Obviously they had to explain to us the risk associated with Pip having the heart surgery & all the other medical jazz that comes along with it...As Craig mentioned in his post, he tunes in big time to all that- Me not so much- I hear the risks, I freak out inside & nod my head like I'm listening but really I'm trying with everything in me not to cry...

The thing that amazed us the most with this whole procedure was thankfully, Dr. Maharajh was able to correct Pip's heart by going in through her back, pushing her lungs gently aside & making an incision a little bigger than the size of my pinkie...Just amazing really...

What really sealed the deal for me in knowing we had the perfect doctor for our Pip - was what I found in the waiting room...When you have a child in heart surgery, the one good thing, is you get to wait in a private waiting area...Lining the walls of this little room was picture upon picture of babies this amazing Doctor had saved...Thank you notes, plaques & such filled each possible space & in a way brought such comfort to me...

There was also articles put up of this humble man, who not only is a life saving doctor but is a Hindu Priest...No wonder he brought with him such a sense of peace & calm...He also travels to Trinidad numerous times a year to perform cardiovascular surgeries on his own time...Each & every thing I read gave me greater comfort as the minutes ticked on & he was performing on my little girl...

One such article {you can find it here} quoted him as saying, "Dr.Maharajh is quick to deflect praise from grateful families: he points to the heavens when parents tell him he's saved their child. It's his way of saying he simply did his job, that God should get the credit."

To some people it may not have meant anything, but for me knowing this was the man performing a critical surgery, on a critical part of my daughter's little body, it brought some kinda peace...Knowing this man's heart was so good brought comfort that he was the one fixing my Pip's.

To me all those months waiting & trying to beef Pip up for the less invasive procedure, only to be told later she would have to have this one, in a way has been a blessing...We had the perfect doctor and team for us...I agree God gets the credit- and can't thank him enough for putting Dr. Maharajh in our lives in that exact moment when it was needed...So, thank you Dr. Maharajh & your God, my God & whomever else's God was helping...

And here is Pip with the picture she gave the team to hopefully bring comfort to the next mum & dad waiting in that little room...


I'm forever grateful her little face will be on the walls of success...