Eddie is on the pediatric cardiology recovery floor for about five days.

We meet a lot of other parents. We share our children's stories, conditions, and diagnosis.

Now, before the surgery, our friends and family would say stuff like, I'm so sorry, this is

happening to you. I'm so sorry.

Here on the pediatric cardiology recovery floor, other parents say, and I'm not joking,

oh, we were hoping that our kid had your kid's problem.

They say it kindly and warmly.

After months of feeling like we were unlucky or had a terrible challenge, I'm realizing that we were the lucky ones.

It seems so weird because it does seem kind of like luck.

One elevator goes up and another one goes down.

Actor Joel McHale rose to fame through his starring role on the long-running sitcom community.

His wit and sense of irony defied his on-screen

off-screen, since the birth of his first son, Eddie, Joel has had to set aside that

comedic detachment to engage fully with the world that none of us can truly control.

In today's meditative story, Joel shares the story of Eddie's difficult first year in the world,

and what that experience taught him and his wife Sarah about luck, faith, and the unpredictability of life.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music,

and mindfulness prompts

so that we may see our lives

reflected back to us in other people's stories.

And that can lead to improvements

in our own inner lives.

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