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My son’s journey carries a profound lesson: mending a heart is rarely just a medical act. It is a choice to stay. It is the decision to offer love when circumstances are difficult and to provide a safe harbor where a spirit can finally rest. Strength is not merely found in professional achievement or physical courage; it is found in the moral courage to face a complicated past with honesty and empathy. Today, my son lives a life of purpose, proving that when love and opportunity converge, they can transform a fragile beginning into a legacy of extraordinary healing. Looking back, I realize the most important work of my life wasn’t measured by surgical outcomes or medical accolades, but by the hearts we mended together and the family we chose to become.