Days Never Forgotten

There are days in everyone's lives that they will never forget. An event happens, someone tells you something, or a phone call comes.

For me, it was a phone call. One tiny little phone call got the ball rolling.

I was at work, when I received a call from Aiden's cardiologist's office. I was to call Shelly at OU Children's Hospital to schedule Aiden's heart surgery. I made the phone call and talked to Shelly. She had to check the scheduling to see what the earliest they could get Aiden in. She would call me back.

Initally, Aiden's heart surgery was to be on February 1st of 2007. We were to leave for the hospital on January 31st for pre-surgical admit.

However, a little boy was born in Tulsa with hypo-plastic left heart syndrome, and was immediately flown to the same hospital to see the same surgeon. I graciously stepped down and let this little boy take Aiden's slot. He needed to see Dr. Cardio-thoracic surgeon more than Aiden did. I already had Aiden. I figured another mom needed the chance to have her son also.

So, the surgery was rescheduled for February 8th. Another call from Shelly came though and Aiden's surgical slot needed to be filled with another little heart. Again, we rescheduled Aiden's surgery, for February 15th.

I remember telling friends about having to rechedule Aiden's surgery. A few commented that since I was willing to let these other moms have the chance to be with their children, Karma had to be on my side.

I wonder if I hadn't, would Karma have kicked me in the butt?