Donald's Posts

Wow, it's been 10 months since my valve replacement, I can hardly believe it, things are going well, stil adjusting to the coumandin, but that hasn't been that difficult, I test myself weekly and adjust my meds based on the clinics recommendations. I lost a co-worker two weeks ago, he had a heart attack at home, I had worked with him for twenty years, and over the past year I was his immediate supervisor, it's been difficult for all of us at work. I found myself reflecting back a year ago when I became sick and had to be admitted in the hospital, things could have went in another direction, we just don't know, so we have to make sure we enjoy each day, regardless of the circumstances, we have our family and friends, so be thankful, for anyone facing valve replacement, I can honestly say the best is yet to come, the wait is the worst, the recovery is slow, but the results are fantastic.

Well HVJ family, it's been six months since my surgery and all is well, It's so hard to believe that on 6/11/12, I was having OHS, when I tell people they can't believe it, their response is you don't look like you had heart surgery, and I want to reply "how should a heart patient look" but I guess it is a way for them to compliment how well I've recovered, so I say nothing and just smile. It has been a life changing experience, I often reflect on the way it could have been and find myself thanking God for the way it is. Life brings on changes and we must have faith in the Lord that he will see us through them. He never gives us more than we can handle and what he gives us is designed to stregthen us, not always in a physical sense but in a spirtual sense. I'm so thankful for my physical well-being but I'm also thankful for my spiritual well-being, becasue of my spirtual strength I was able to heal physically, my prayers go out to all of my HVJ family those that are having surgery and those who have had surgery,put God first and he'll stregthen your mind, and trust me the body will follow. To God be the glory, and take care...