TAVR Powers Richard To Mount Whitney Peak
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: May 8, 2025
I LOVE getting inspirational updates from heart patients all over the world.
This time, Richard Godbey shared a big milestone for him after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Richard Says…
Here is what Richard wrote to me:
Dear Adam, In October 2023, I had TAVR for aortic stenosis. My interventional cardiologist was Dr. Devang Desai at St. Marys Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.
After surgery and three months of cardiac rehabilitation, I continued training on my own.
In August 2024… 9 months after TAVR… My son and I climbed Mount Whitney in East-Central California. We climbed Mount Whitney, which has an elevation of 14,505 feet, at the end of our hiking trip on the High Sierra Trail which – we traveled west to east – through Sequoia National Park.
For those facing a valve replacement, I want you to know… There is life after TAVR. And mountains to climb.
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- 123 Days After Surgery, Justin Runs a Marathon
- Lynn’s 5 Lessons Learned for Complex Mitral Valve Surgery
- New Aortic Stenosis and TAVR Patient Education Center
Thanks,
Richard Godbey
Wellington, Nevada
Written by Adam Pick
- Patient & Website Founder
