First Chapter

Serious Moments

 I started out as a little boy.  I was born in Calcutu India.  My mother didn’t care for me at all so to start it off I was dropped on the doorstep of a local orphanage.  Then, I stayed there for just a short time.  It wasn’t long before I was adopted into the US by some amazing couple whose names were Ken & Robin Brownell.   I was shortly diagnosed with heart problems after I moved to Oregon.  Next, I was introduced to all of my immediate extended family.  Then my parents

 took me a local doctor in Portland and I had my first X-Rays and the doctor immediately suggested that I start surgery. So the surgery started in October of 1989 and lasted until just after October of 90.  My parents told me that I was in the hospital for an entire year due to many complications such as a staff infection and there was more to follow.  My parents and all of the relatives had a big birthday party to celebrate the success of the heart surgeries.  First, of all I’m so thankful for the decision that my parents made.  I would of never been able to experience loving care.  I grew up in a large family.  I’m the second oldest grandchild on my dad’s side of the family out of 19.  I also was the first grandchild on my mom’s side of the family of 13 grandkids.  My brother and I were the only grandson’s on my mother’s side of the family until October 10, 2010 when her brother and his wife gave birth to little Bradly boy and that is a mild stone for Larry and Penny Reiter.  I know that if it was not for the grace of God I would not have lived through that horrible time of my life.  The doctors in Portland Oregon were always very helpful to all of my procedures.  So, I think I will always just have to look back on God when I’m in a sticky situation.  I know that my body wouldn’t have been repaired if it wasn’t for the work of our great Lord.  This means that He is my rock through every problem that I might be an excuse for me not to be successful in the many years to come. I also want to thank my parents for everything they had to give up for me to get my heart transplant.  I am blessed to be the oldest child of seven kids.  I’ve had the amazing privilege to share many great memories with all of the other kids in the family.  We all experienced some very hard times as well.  One is that I experienced a severe bike accident while living in Rio Rancho NM; and due to that accident I don’t have my four front teeth.  So these are some of the more serious moments that have occurred throughout thef first few years of my life.