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By Laura McDonald<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh and Gretchen Boyt created Metronome Coffee in the heart of Tacoma seven years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe chose the name \u2018Metronome\u2019 because it means knowing the beat of your own heart,\u201d Josh explains.<\/p>\n

What happened two years later is something Josh describes as destiny.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Gretchen lost consciousness in a busy Costco parking lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of a sudden I got light-headed, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in the emergency department,\u201d Gretchen recalls.<\/p>\n

When Gretchen arrived at the emergency room, her heart was beating at a dangerously low 20-30 beats per minute. Doctors determined that she has Long QT-3 syndrome: a rare heart condition that causes sudden, uncontrollable arrhythmias (the rhythm of a heart).<\/p>\n

Most people pass away at night and in their sleep from Long QT-3. But Gretchen was saved by community members and first responders who helped her get to the hospital.<\/p>\n

At age 27, she had to have surgery to implant a pacemaker and defibrillator into her chest: her own personal metronome.<\/p>\n

Gretchen\u2019s heart scare wasn\u2019t the family\u2019s first health emergency.<\/p>\n

Their youngest daughter, Hazel, was rushed to Mary Bridge Children\u2019s Hospital by ambulance when she was just a year old.<\/p>\n

One morning, Josh walked into Hazel\u2019s room to find her wide awake, but lying completely still and unresponsive.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe couldn\u2019t stand or sit up. I thought she was gone forever,\u201d Josh says.<\/p>\n

The care team at Mary Bridge suspected that Hazel had a pediatric stroke before she was born that caused hemiplegia \u2014 weakness in one side of her body. Additionally, the family learned she had a blood clotting disorder.<\/p>\n

Josh and Gretchen were fearful and worried for Hazel\u2019s future, but they were quickly reassured when they met Mary Bridge neurologist Steven Phillips, MD.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Dr. Phillips came to talk to us for the first time, the first thing he did was address me,\u201d Gretchen says. \u201cHe said, \u2018First of all, this isn\u2019t your fault. It\u2019s nothing you did wrong. Secondly, she will be a great, contributing member of society.\u2019 He said the most important thing would be that they treat Hazel no differently than they would have before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, the Boyt family continues to visit Mary Bridge twice per week for Hazel\u2019s physical and occupational therapy appointments, in between taking her to ballet practices (she performed in The Nutcracker last December).<\/p>\n

Hazel\u2019s big sister, Finley, often attends the appointments with her. She likes to \u201csee Hazel in action\u201d and Gretchen appreciates that the nurses always find ways to make Finley feel special too.<\/p>\n

The family also makes regular visits to the Mary Bridge Good Samaritan Children\u2019s Therapy Unit (CTU) for Hazel\u2019s orthotics fittings, where she gets a custom brace for her right arm and left leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith something like this where there\u2019s so much unknown, it\u2019s hard to feel like you\u2019re doing anything right,\u201d Josh says. \u201cThe Mary Bridge staff help us learn how to support Hazel. We know we\u2019re not left by ourselves to try to figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Josh and Gretchen look for ways to give back and support the Tacoma community, like attending the annual Mary Bridge Children\u2019s Festival of Trees Gala, which benefits Mary Bridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started Metronome before any of this happened, but it all happened for a reason,\u201d Josh explains.<\/p>\n

The shop has become a popular hangout spot along 6th Avenue, so rooted in the community that when Gretchen\u2019s heart problem occurred, the Metronome staff and community threw a fundraiser to help the Boyts pay for the medical expenses.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur heart and soul is in this place \u2013 literally,\u201d Josh says. \u201cWe\u2019re invested in this community and now our mission is written on our own hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Support Mary Bridge Children\u2019s Hospital<\/h3>\n

Many of the treatments Hazel receives at both Mary Bridge and the CTU wouldn\u2019t be possible without donor contributions. Make a donation to Mary Bridge Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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