Cindy 's Journal

Hi guys! Well I'm on the other side now, 8 days post op. I'm recovering at my parents home with the help of my sister Suzanne McCluskey, my daughter, Sarah Sakian and my father and his wife, Joe and Dottie Freeman.They take turns hanging out with me so that no one misses out on their regular schedules or activities. I feel extremely blessed. I had and still have wonderful support from all of my 4 kids, my husband, Leon, in AR, and my mom and her husband, Marty and Olene. I was also blessed with a wonderful team of surgeons at St Francis Emory, in Columbus GA, Dr Hakob Davtyan and Dr Giddeon. My "3 hr tour" turned into four hours as when they got in to replace my biscupid aortic valve it was determined that my aortic artery was too narrow as well and had to be enlarged to receive my new valve. They also addressed the aneurysm that had developed overtime. It's all been pretty amazing. Can't thank everyone involved, from family to staff, enough for all their prayers, faith, support and hard work.