Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The Cookie Doctor

For those of you who don't know, which is probably most of you, I was born with a heart condition. My mitro-valve leaked and one of my aortas was growing closed, some "condition" huh? I ended up having two major surgeries in my life including open-heart surgery at age 5.

Because of this I had a yearly trip to the heart doctor. My heart doctor was a wonderful old man who had an easy smile. He listened to my requests, including not pulling out the top extra stitch after my surgery (I thought it would hurt), which ended up leaving an extra bump at the top of my scar, but hey, he listened. And I loved going and seeing him. Do you want to know why?

At the end of almost every appointment, he would send me home with a plate full of sugar cookies! I could never remember this doctor's name, it was kind of hard to pronounce; so I simple called him The Cookie Doctor. Mmmm, a plate full of cookies! Now that is good for the heart!

Also, because of my "condition" I had to see special dentist growing up, who was in Chicago.. so trips to the dentist meant a trip to the city with just my mom. Which often meant making a day of it and having some fun.

So the moral of the story: broken heart=plate full of cookies, broken heart=trips with Mom to the city. There's always good in life.

Alex annihilating a cookie

14 comments:

  1. loooooooooove this post. let the baking season begin!!!!!!!! costco, i'm on my way to buy your double can of pumpkin spread:-)

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  2. I think it's so wonderful when people find the good in the bad. I'm sorry to hear about your heart condition but it seems like it's brought you some wonderful memories.

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  3. Perspective makes everything sweeter. Now I'm going to make cookies.

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  4. Memories are so fun. And I just love your perspective on this one!

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  5. Mmmmh cookies make everything better! I hope Eden comes to remember her trips to the dr in the city in a similar way. Hey and she gets to visit the heart dr yearly now too.

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  6. what a cool doctor!

    We have those same cloud pajamas. :)

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  7. Ain't it the truth? Good in everything. All's well that ends well, I always say.

    I love the "If you give a mom a moment day". I'm just sorry I've been so preoccupied "nesting" that I missed it.

    Also, many a bead or popcorn kernel or pretzel rod has gone up noses over here too. Quite the drama.

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  8. Enjoyable to read and good to remember that there really can be good in all types of things. I need to remember that right now, so thanks!

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  9. For me, it was lunch at my favorite chinese food restaurant with just me and my mom before every orthodontist appointment. It almost made me sad to get them off. Almost.

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  10. Wow, what an interesting childhood you had. I'm so glad everything turned out okay! Do you have any lasting repercussions, or is your heart 100% now? (If that's too personal, please don't feel obligated to answer!)

    Yummy cookies!

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  11. This is going to sound so lame next your post, but...growing up in Southern CA we didn't get a lot of rain. Unless it was an El Nino year. That being said, whenever it would rain--or at least it seemed that way--my mom made cookies. So no, I didn't have a heart condition, but I got cookies on an otherwise gloomy day. Now whenever it is cold and gloomy I get a hankering for chocolate chip cookies!

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  12. What a sweet post - I loved it. I admire you so much for having such a sweet perspective on something that could have been so different. God Bless for your sweet disposition and unfailing ability to be grateful.

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  13. Wow, I didn't know that about you! What an amazing doctor you had! Great post.

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