Melissa's Guestbook

Good Morning Melissa Thanks for the update and the great news of your full recovery. Our bodies are wonderful pieces of machinery, aren\'t they? I\'m doing well also, 6+ months post op. Take care and enjoy life. Fran

Good Morning Melissa Thanks for your encouraging note to me. I will get better, not as soon as I had wanted or hoped. God is teaching me patience. So glad you\'ve done so well, back yo work and all. I assume you have a sedentary job. Post every now and then and tell us about how well you\'re doing. God bless. Fran Z

EXCELLENT NEWS! Although back to work doesn\'t sound appealing to some of us I\'m sure it\'s exciting to you knowing that you will be getting back to \'normal\' very soon. Sounds like you\'re making great progress and a big BLESS YOU to your family and extended support group. Take care Love to All!

Melissa, You are doing so well! That\'s awesome. Don\'t let apparent plateaus or lack of daily progress get you down. Just keep on. Almost time to go back to work. That\'ll help you feel more normal. Do you feel ready? This is your second open heart surgery?! 30 years ago? What were you, minus 2? Wow, that\'s really something. Happy Easter to you and your family! It\'s so wonderful to have children (and for us grandchldren) at Easter and Christmas. Best wishes & prayers, Duane Hunt

Hi Melissa That\'s a terrific report you just earned. Good for you. Can\'t imagine having this surgery twice so let\'s hope this one is the absolute last. Did you find much difference between the two - hoping you\'ll say the second one was better in advancements made. You\'re really brave. Best wishes for a very happy Easter. Cheryl, Ontario

Melissa, you sound great and we\'re so happy that you have progressed so quickly. I can\'t believe that you are going back to work on the 12th...only a little more than a week. Your Mom & Dad and Jason certainly deserve gold stars for their help & support. You are very lucky; we\'ve always known they are special friends. Hope you have fun at the Easter Egg Hunt and a Happy Easter to you & your family. Hope to see you guys soon. Love, Ruth & Bob

Hi Melissa Sounds like you are doing great!!!I am 16 days post op and walking outside twice a day. Each day I go further and am not as breathless as I had been the day before. Seems like baby steps, but they add up. Having the responsibility of young ones is a mixed blessing. Lots of extra gentle hugs, but am so glad your mom gets them off to school, etc. Your husband sounds like a keeper as is mine. Our daughter just left, mad an apple pie, did laundry, vacuumed and washed floors while she was here. Such a big help. Of course, she brought along our 6 year old grandson Michael who deemed my scar to be \"yucky\". So wonderful to see him again. Keep up the good work. Fran Z

Melissa, I am so glad to see that you are almost there. Hopefully, going back to work won\'t be too tiring for you. You are an awesome woman and are so fortunate to have all the support that you have. I know you and that YOU want to do everything yourself, so hang in there and allow all the help you get for a while longer. Love to you all, Ida

Hi Melissa, Sorry, I forgot to leave my name on my previous message. I am less than a week from my surgery date and a litte anxious. Thanks for all the words of encourgement. I hope to do as well as you have! Your family is beautiful! I have two small children myself and look forward to finally feeling better and having the energy needed to keep up with them! Melany Strader, nc