Heart Valve Replacement News and Info
These are the hardest posts to write. As the sadness is overwhelming my fingertips, I’ll be brief.
Earlier today, our community lost Lori from Austin, Texas following mitral valve surgery. Needless to say, my thoughts and prayers are with Lori’s husband, her three girls, her family and her friends.
Lori (1971-2010)
I am deeply moved by Lori’s passing. [...]
For those of you who have been keeping track of Baby Victor’s heart surgery journey, I have great news to share!
Victor is now back at home back in El Salvador with his mother and father. In fact, I was lucky enough to receive a picture which shows Victor’s homecoming.
Thanks again to all of you who [...]
Well, here’s something to make your old English teacher gasp in horror…
A road contractor hired to paint the word “school” on a freshly paved stretch of road near Southern Guilford High School in North Carolina rendered the traffic area in question a “shcool” zone.
Have a grat, phun weaknd!
Great news everybody!!!
Several weeks ago, I learned that our $5,000 donation to the Gift of Life was going to help pay for the heart surgery of Victor Saravia, a 14-month old baby boy from El Salvador.
Today, I’m very happy to report that Victor is doing incredibly well after his complex heart surgery. Rob Raylman, a [...]
This past Wednesday, Dr. Eric Roselli, a leading heart surgeon from The Cleveland Clinic, hosted an exclusive internet chat with our patient and caregiver community. Thanks to your questions and your participation, this was a very active and educational chat that is now available in a written transcript.
To download the official transcript (in pdf format), [...]
For those of you following the heart valve replacement recovery of Barbara Walters… I just learned that Barbara Walters will appear on “The View” this Monday, July 12, eight weeks after surgery.
According to reports, the 80-year old recipient of an aortic valve replacement, will appear – via video – briefly during the show founded by [...]
If you have yet to visit our new social network, Heart Valve Journals, I would encourage you to stop by. Since launching this new community, thousands of patients and caregivers have used this online network to meet, support and stay in-touch with each other.
At 22 years of age, Trevor Nelson is one of the younger [...]
My inbox is overflowing with great questions about Dr. Eric Roselli’s chat scheduled for today, Wednesday, July 7 at 2pm (EST). That said, I will use this blog to answer the six, most common questions about this special event:
QUESTION 1 – Can I still register for the event?
Answer: Yes, you can still register for the [...]
On March 31, we donated $5,000 to the Gift of Life charity to help children born with heart defects. The donation was raised thanks to (i) purchases of my book and (ii) sponsorships from surgeons, clinics and medical device manufacturers.
Today, I learned that our donation will help Victor Manuel Saravia, a 12-month old boy from [...]
As strange as this sounds… In today’s edition of The Chicago Tribune I find myself on the cover of an educational magazine titled “Cardiovascular Care”.
So you know, when I started this project, I never imagined it would turn into anything. I simply wanted to help one patient. Now, four years later, I am happy to [...]