Mar 14, 2020

OUR MIRACLE OF 2020

By the GRACE of GOD, Beans was awake, talking, and laughing! He was cracking jokes and our humor page in mom’s journal continued to grow by the second. We were living it up and enjoying every belly laugh moment we had together, because as they say, “Laughter is the best medicine.” I have no doubt about that. One thing we do know for sure is Our God is Healer, Awesome in Power!

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 7:50am, exactly 1 week later – was a very emotional morning to say the least. Not only was it difficult not to replay the terrifying events from a week ago, but Beans became very lucid and began asking more questions about the incident. Mom answered all his questions and explained everything to him. She would repeat over and over, there are NO secrets.

J saved PB’s life and without the strength of our Heavenly Father Almighty, the outcome would have been very different. Instead of writing this miracle story, I could be writing a Eulogy. Our lives are forever changed based on this one incident that happened in a blink of an eye. We know that Peter Beans had Guardian Angels with him that Valentine’s Day morning and all throughout his hospital stay.

At this moment, we are still unsure of exactly what caused all of this in the first place. The doctors said it was most likely a lethal arrhythmia of his heart, which causes sudden cardiac death. On February 21, 2020, Beans finally had an MRI of his heart. The results were finally in and the diagnosis was clearer. Peter was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a condition in which your heart muscle, or myocardium, becomes thicker than normal. This interferes with your heart’s ability to pump blood. HCM occurs in about one in every 500 people in the United States. HCM is typically an inherited condition. You have a 50% chance of inheriting one of these genes if one of your parents is affected by HCM.

PB&J watched another beautiful sunrise together counting all their blessings. This is very common for them as they rarely miss an opportunity to enjoy a beautiful sunrise or sunset together.

This weekend marked a special family moment, as all the grandchildren visited GranPa Pete / Beans for the first time since he’s been in the hospital. Grandchildren: Jacob, Nathan, Liberty, Lucky, Halle, Kingsley, and Quinn. This was one of the most beautiful Sunday fun-days our family has ever had together. It was not your typical Sunday fun-day going to church and then hanging poolside. It was better than that. Our children got to see GranPa Pete / Beans for the first time since they saw him lying lifeless on our garage floor. They shared so many prayers in between the days, but to see them talking and laughing together was simply amazing. I was terrified this day would never come again and my baby boy lost his best friend, “Pete.” It was another emotional moment just watching the girls tell Beans how much they love him. Lucky girl, just 7 years young said to Beans, “Thank you for not giving up.” She heard GJ screaming those exact words while Beans was down and they stuck with her.