Michael's Posts

The Rogers Family has been reflecting on the past year this morning. We took time to re-read all the journal postings from everyone during Michael's surgery and recovery. We are overwhelmed with gratefulness that it's 2012! So much has happened, most importantly, we're so blessed to say that Michael is doing awesome! He is healthy, back to normal . . . no, better than normal! He finished his first year at UNF and is taking summer classes as well. His resolve to work in the medical field helping others is stronger than ever. We know he will accomplish his goals! We are so grateful for all the friends and family support of us and Michael through that very scary and difficult time last year. Thank you all! We love you! PS. just posted a recent picture of Michael Linda, Jim and Michael Rogers

Hello everybody, friends, family, my fellow heart patients. Thursday was my 8 weeks bench mark since my surgery. As many of you already know at this point in recovery the doctors declare you fully recovered. I can finally at long last reunite with my beautiful lancer and rule the roads once again! I have comleted my two day college orientaion and had a blast meeting new friends and officially becoming an active student at the university of north florida. I cant wait to start. I am also going to return to work on august 8th. Im excited to get back to the PV Inn & Club but hopefully soon I will be taking a position in a hospital as a certified nuring assistant, I completed my 75 hours of training this past week so all I have to do now is take the clinical and written test for the state of florida and I'll get my license! I decided after my amazing experience a Shands Hospital that the nurses are the key to a patients recovery, how they interact with the patient and stay attentive to all all the signs of the healing body. I know that is exactly the perfect fit for me, I will be really good at it. So, since the summer is winding down once again my parents decided that we need a family vacation before Im off at school and working full time. We're goin to Panama City Beach,FL for 3 days and Im bringing my bro Andrew. It'll be a proper blow out for me and him before he goes up to philadelphia for school. So now that I'm almost completely back to normal and I may seem like I'm free of pain now, I have to be honest and say that the pain still comes back often. The scar is still fresh and the bone is still split so I frequently feel that awefull pain like someones sawing on my chest. Advil seems to do the trick petty well now. So this is officially my last journal on this sight and I would like to thank Adam Pick for creating this sight & being an incredible example from his story and responding to me when I asked for his help. Thank you everybody once again for the kind words and continued thoughts, I will never forget this whole chapter of my life and how I've changed through it. Finally to everybody else out there who may be having a more difficult time than I did just remember that everyday you get up, your new heart has given you life from God.. Malakai 4:2 - "But to you who fear My name, The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves." Sinerely, Michael Rogers