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

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

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 kids problem.

They say it kindly and warmly.

After months of feeling like we were unlucky, you 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.

Emmy winning 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 presence.

Offscreen, since the birth of his first son Eddie, Joel has had to set aside that comedic detachment

to engage fully with a 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 and breathtaking music

with the science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice.

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