What Moves You?

This blog is a curated collection of responses to the question "What Moves You?". Anyone is invited to send images, videos, or prose about things that make them feel. The result is an inspiration library, an abstract mapping of our collective emotional core. If you'd like to contribute content, click the red "submit" button above. Submissions are not edited unless necessary for clarification. Follow us on Twitter: "WhatMovesUBlog"
Jun 2 '10

Will Is Moved By…The Miracle of His Daughter, Lucy

Lucy

Lucy was born with a congenital heart defect that required open heart surgery to correct. At four days old, she triumphed over more than most grown men ever face when doctors opened her chest, removed her heart, repaired it, and placed it back inside her. In the two years since, she’s grown into the strongest, most beautiful little girl.

Lucy

Still, I can’t help but see a shadow of the frail, broken-hearted baby every time I look at her. Her strength, and the realization of how very close we came to never knowing her, moves me.

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