Glimpsing Paradise

We got to meet the famous Dr. Walinsky! He looks just like his picture. He went over the procedure and what he's going to do. My aorta also needs to be replaced, so even if I was a candidate for the new procedure we couldn't do it because he has to replace...

I had to be at the hospital at at 8 am. I couldn't have any food or water after midnight. The food part didn't bother me. It was the water. I sometimes sleep with my mouth open and so it was very dry. I tried to rinse out my mouth and spit it out before...

This is the start of my journey to open heart surgery.
THE DIAGNOSIS
I have known that I have a bicuspid aortic valve. This is a defect from birth. It wasn't until 20 years ago that a midwife found a murmur when I was pregnant. At that time the murmur was so hard to hear that she had to lift my arm and listen closely...

Technology Has Made All of us ADD!
Admit it. When you saw this blog, the first thing you did was see if it had a catchy title. Then the next thing you did was read the first few lines to see if it was going to be interesting. Next you likely scrolled through the page to see how long it...