Since launching this website and publishing my book, I have been incredibly lucky to meet and become very friendly with many, many, many heart valve surgery patients and caregivers around the world. Needless to say, I am blessed to know you. And, I consider all of you a part of my family.
On that note, I [...]

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At the age of 62, Etta’s mitral valve regurgitation has reached severe status. That said, Etta will be having mitral valve surgery in three weeks. In her last email to me, Etta raised an interesting question. Etta asked, “Adam – Do I really need full-time help after open heart surgery?”
This question really brings back memories [...]

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As we have previously discussed, there are a number of symptoms related to mitral valve prolapse. However, Cindy just wrote me an interesting email about whether-or-not anxiety is a symptom of MVP.
During my own research, I did not find any clinical evidence of the relationship between mitral valve prolapse and anxiety. That said, I thought [...]

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Awhile back, I asked you all a simple question, “How can I make this blog and website better?” I got some great feedback. One of the suggestions I received was to embed heart valve surgery video clips into the blog. I shared this idea with my programmer a few weeks ago. Earlier this morning, my [...]

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If you happen to be in Tacoma, Washington, you might want to have some fun and participate in Heart Walk – 2008.
On October 4th, 2008 – at 8th and Pacific in Tacoma – there will be a gathering Heart Walk, the American Heart Association’s (AHA) signature fundraising event to promote better awareness, prevention, diagnosis [...]

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