If you've ever sat across from a doctor and heard news you weren't prepared for, you know how quickly your world can come apart. This week we're revisiting some of the most meaningful moments from our conversation with Elias and Joy Hajjar, whose daughter needed her first heart surgery at a week old and a transplant years later. They tell the story of a priest who came to pray over her in the middle of the night, explain what it looks like to show up well for a family in crisis and offer encouragement to any parent sitting in a hospital room today.
Episode Recap:
- Today we're talking with Elias and Joy Hajjar about loving a child through a medical crisis. (0:00)
- What did the doctors tell you the first night of Rosie's life? (0:57)
- What was it like to see your newborn after her first heart surgery? (2:03)
- How do you keep going when nothing in your life has prepared you for this? (3:58)
- What words got you through that first week? (4:59)
- Tell us about the night in the ICU when a priest came to pray over Rosie. (5:45)
- What happened when you reached out to your donor's family? (8:51)
- What was it like to meet the family whose son saved Rosie's life? (11:23)
- What do you want to say to a parent sitting in a hospital room right now? (15:52)
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