Mitral Regurgitation Forces Malaysian Sultan Into Heart Valve Repair Surgery

Good luck and a good recovery,Sultan!

This is a good reminder that no one is exempt and we really are all equal in the eyes of our God! For many years I worked in cardiac ICU and the other nurses knew my motto was: ” When sfficiently nauseated, all men will vomit”, as we all knew it mattered not what our patient’s financial or social status was and it was a reinforcement that all patients needed to be treated with the same respect and kindness wheather thy were an indigent patient or the mayor of the town. After all, save for report at the beginning of our shift, once we walked in the room we had no way of knowing about the “importance” of our patient, You see, they all wore the same plain gowns, were stripped of their jewelry and all had the same typical “I’m scared” look or worse.

So, this was a wonderful lesson I learned early in my nursing life:”You are really not as important, everyone is just as important as you think you are!” and one that I try to pass along to my children and grandchildren.

Many years after I left that ICU unit, I run into my old coworkers and they remind me that statement remained the tongue-in- cheek motto for the Unit.

Adam, it is a pleasure reading about other’s recovery and seeing so many people well informed and recovering fairly well to magnificently well! God Blessed You!

Thank you for the “keep on ticking” message for HRH Sultan of Selangor !

I live in San Diego, but my heart is in Malaysia!!!!!! Cheers to the Sultan. I work in Malaysia and must say it is one of my favorite countries in the world. The people have treated me with so much respect and as a result I have many friends in Malaysia. (I work in Labuan and all over Borneo, with offices in KL) As for my message to the Sultan, I am now 5 weeks post op from the same surgery. I feel great and am ready to go back to work. The first 3 weeks are slow go, after that it improves so much every day.
To the Sultan, “Semoga Cepat Sembuh”.