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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: Losing my religion

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Monday, July 29, 2013. Well, life got away from me again and I MAJORLY slacked on the blogging front. I know, no surprise there. But hey, I have two kids under 8 with the energy capacity of Red Bull-amped chimpanzees, so who could blame me? There's a lot of Latin in Catholicism. And the Bible? SO not a user-friendly read. Owning your rights and wrongs, your sins and your triumphs?

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: Leaving a legacy

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. It's been a hard week for me. As we left the church, I got to thinking about the legacy these transplant kids leave. We just want our kids to be. Today is Madi's four-year heart transplant anniversary. I am amazed and grateful every day, but on these special anniversaries, I get to thinking even more. What do I want for Madi? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: December 2012

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Monday, December 10, 2012. The 12 Days of Christmas: CHD Version. I give you my very own Christmas carol,. The 12 Days of Christmas: CHD Version". By me, Linsey Rippy. On the 12th day of Christmas the heart world gave to me. And a tired but very blessed soul! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Linsey 'Ruff' Rippy. The 12 Days of Christmas: CHD Version.

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: August 2013

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Transplant lists and non-compliance: Who decides who gets a heart? The internet is abuzz today with outrage over a teen being kept off the transplant list due to suspicions that he will be non-compliant. You can read about that here. As a transplant momma, I have to weigh in on this one. Some will cry out that it's unfair. That it's medicine's way of "play...

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: Transplant lists and non-compliance: Who decides who gets a heart?

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Transplant lists and non-compliance: Who decides who gets a heart? The internet is abuzz today with outrage over a teen being kept off the transplant list due to suspicions that he will be non-compliant. You can read about that here. As a transplant momma, I have to weigh in on this one. Some will cry out that it's unfair. That it's medicine's way of "play...

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: August 2012

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Friday, August 31, 2012. Blogs and junk food: the new psychologist? In the name of full disclosure, I am warning you all right now that this is going to be a whiny post. I am in one of "those" moods today, and I need to get it out. Writing has always been my therapy, and now that I have a blog, you all get to see inside my mind. Aren't you lucky? And then the family drama. oy vey&#...

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: October 2012

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Are you someone's "yes"? Have you ever stood by your child's bedside, watching their chest rise and fall, knowing that without the tube down her throat, it wouldn't be moving at all? Have you listened to the beep, beep, beep of a heart monitor, fists clenched tight and on the edge of your seat, hoping it doesn't alarm again? Yep, done that too. You CAN live on.

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: February 2013

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Wednesday, February 13, 2013. How CHDs affected me. Sometimes, life deals you a crappy hand. Sometimes, it happens more than once. When you have some of the world's greatest doctors totally stunned at the fact that both of your children have now needed heart transplants, what is there left to do? Why, turn to Facebook of course! Monday, February 4, 2013. Why I'm angry at heart month.

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom: June 2012

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True Confessions of a Minnesota Mom. The daily goings-on of a stay-at-home mom of complex children in central Minnesota. Saturday, June 16, 2012. When Madi had her transplant, I cried rivers of tears. In her room when we got to see her for the first time post-surgery, I almost passed out. I used to think that I was a big sissy when it came to motherhood. When people would say that I was strong, I brushed it off like it wasn't a big deal. Because, really, what choice did I have? But today I was told somet...