Barbara's Photos

Barbara Laurie  Oh thanks! Hey, doesn’t Dave look fabulous? Seriously, quite the hunk still!
Lilly! How have you been feeling? Let us know, okay? Peggy, Rita, Kate...big hugs. I’m way overweight and find myself overly frustrated at the pain in my feet that stops me from moving. Heck, just keeping my balance is a full-time job. Being short of breath is another issue..and being overweight works against me on that one! Yeah yeah. I know, to you guys I look okay, but my thumbnail pic is what I looked like b4 my surgery. Lots of water under that 2 year bridge! But, I got through. I’m glad for that! God Bless friends 🌸🌸

Barbara Laurie  Oh you guys! My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, so, they waited a bit to surprise me😄🎉 Yes, that cake was gorgeous AND the teacup was hand painted by a friend who’s an artist, steadier hand too!
I’m good ya’ll. I’m waiting to see doctors and such, and hope to have a decision about this Catheter procedure by next month. Otherwise I am trying to have as normal a life as possible 🌸😜🌸 I admit, I’m often very tired, not very strong and limited in my activities..but that’s really not much different than before my surgery. I just get to lug an oxygen tank around with me! Ah, the vagaries of life.
Thanks for all the happy birthdays, I love them!!! I am so glad to have gotten to 57. Yup! Now, off to sleeep with me☺️💕

Petey Bello  Many Blessings to you, Barbara and Dave. It's always good to hear an update from you. I'm sorry you are still continuing to suffer. You are a brave soul and a hero to many of us who have been traveling down this path with you and continue to witness your faith in God and your continued strength. Keeping you in my prayers always....God Bless and Happy Thanksgiving!

Craig Gay  Seeing you out and about makes my heart happy. You continue to be in my prayers as you go through this journey. God bless you and Dave. Hang in there lady. Yvonne
yvonnegay317@gmail.com

Joseph Freeman  Barbara,
You look great. Filters or not, you made it through! I'm at Day three inside Northwestern Medicine, hoping to get released sometime this weekend.
Post surgery is going well . Dr. McCarthy did a great job for MVR repair.
Still a little winded, but onward and upward!!!!
Blessings

Craig Gay  A special time to celebrate just how far you both have come. You look so pretty Barb. I'm thrilled you got out for something other than to an appt. or procedure. Now that you know you can do it, make a date at least once a month :0) You are always in my thoughts and prayers.Yvonne

Barbara Laurie  I just received it in the mail from Alina! A lovely friend I found here at HVS so, to me, right now, it's a reminder that we may have gone through a painful experience, but we are not broken. We are stronger and made better, not just by the experience but how we chose to respond to it. ☀️❤☀️

Barbara Laurie  🌿Alina! Thank you!!❤️💋Muah!! 💋
PS. Clare and Bridget, my surgery was done by a doctor who specializes on OHS For..tiny babies. He did time learning suturing with a plastic surgeon for babies. All in all it's really not as noticeable as this picture! So thank you! Alina, you are too kind for words, so wonderful I love this necklace!!!!!! ❤

Rita Savelis  Beautiful necklace! Beautiful cleavage - I love how the scar just magically disappears into it! xoxoxo

Barbara Wood  That's just beautiful! Rita, I love your comment...Barbara, my surgeon works on newborns too! Hope I get a scar as nice ( sexy:)) as yours!

Barbara Laurie  Ah Rita, you're a tiny lady, and believe me, all the work they had to do to keep the girls from ripping open my sutures wad tough! Look closely and you'll see two round scars on each side down low, there are two more lower where a type of tubing suture was used to hold my breasts together for three weeks! But your comment is kindly received💕🌿🦋

Catie B  Yikes to what they had to do to your girls! That all sounds so painful--I had no idea such a thing could occur.

Kate Watson  I love him, such an adorable face! Nothing like the unconditional love of a pet to help you through the hard days.

Barbara Laurie  Don't mind my puffy face, which gets worse as time passes. Not all the blood in my head gets drained by gravity, especially at night, when I am supposed to be sleeping sitting up, but I end up almost back down all the way! Gives me a terrible headache but goodness, I'm going to need bungee cords to strap me in at night! I rather prefer to lie down to sleep, but then blood can't drain from my head to my pulmonary artery, oh bother! 😭❤️

Catie B  So good to have word from you! Love the T-shirt.

Trying to sleep sounds like a real dilemma.

I hope your fingers and toes have been progressing and doing all the healing they can.

Sending many warm thoughts, and praying for you.

Nancy Lewis  I love that your picture today is taken in your home. Beautiful. Nice shirt. But beautiful, yes you are.

Bob Fessler  I love your sense of humor and most of all perseverance in the face of adversity. Maybe a bungee cord could work?;) BTW, you are looking good.

Barbara Laurie  Right? He's really a sweet, tender whirlwind of puppy madness. Then he curls up in the sun for his nap.🌞

Wanda Mroz  Oh my Jesus. That looks so painful. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I pray that your feet will heal in time. I'm not quite understanding why this happened, but I truly feel for you. Hugs 💞🙏🏻

Nicola Laker  That is looking better but still very sad that you had to go through this. 😣😣😣❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Elaine Cutri  It looks like things are improving. I'm sending thoughts of endless patience as you go through this healing process.

Joyce Shelby  Hey Barb! I am glad that you are recovering. What a testimony you will have when you are 100%! I wish you complete health and healing over the next several months! 😘

Kate Watson  Hi Barb, can I ask how this happened? I think I missed that part of your story, though I know there were many complications. That looks truly painful and awful and I'm sorry you've had to go through so much. Sending you lots of good wishes and continued strength.

Peggy Whitecotton  Bless your heart, that looks so painful. You have been through so much, the surgery itself was enough on its own to endure without all the other that you are having to go through. You are a living miracle and a very special lady...God has a plan, stay focused on Him and He will bring not forsake you....

Barbara Laurie  Thanks Peggy and all who posted.. My reason for posting these pictures was to show the reality of what happened so there's no mystery...honestly, it grosses me out a bit, but I try to just crack on, really..I have my mini nervous breakdowns, but hey, I'll live!!!
Love to you all... And Peggy et. Al. I tried a mini explanation above under my selfie from b4 my OHS, if I tried to write the whole thing it would be crazy long!!❤️💕❤️

Peggy Whitecotton  Barb... It is a miracle that u have survived. I have followed your posts from your 2 heart surgeries and what an incredible journey you have been on. I was at death's doors when I had my surgery (it saved my life) but nothing like yours. Took me about 9 months to fully recover. But seeing what you are going through makes me feel guilty of the times I would cry because I wasn't healing fast enough. As I said before God has a very special plan for your life. You are most amazing. I will continue to pray for you heart sister💕

Barbara Laurie  Peggy, Don't you feel guilty! I have enough guilty feelings to cover you and everyone on this website 😄 I'm so glad you feel recovered!! I have always considered everyone's pain, suffering, frustrations to be important. I totally get feeling horrible complaining, when many of my loved ones are worse off than I, but aren't we all in this together? So, we all suffer, God allows it for His glory, and we are reminded to be kind to one another, tender hearted ❤️ Forgiving one another as God forgave us in Christ Jesus❣ Thanks heart sisters all for building me up.

Wanda Mroz  Oh my gosh! How absolutely adorable! I could just squeeze him! Pets are wonderful to recover with. Hope you are doing better! Hugs to all 🐶💞

Nicola Laker  I miss my little jrt but Ruby the Patterdale is my bundle of love whilst vince goes off to work. I want to come over and squeeze and kiss James. He looks adorable !!!❤❤💋💋🐾🐾🐾🐾🐕

Lori Phillips  Barbara... is that your jrt? So adorable! My mom has one. He is so anxious & hyperactive! Oh boy and this past 4th of July! Whew! He climbed the walls! Poor guy! Thinking of you. Hope you are doing well, EA buddy!

Barbara Laurie  James didn't even wiggle the night of the fire works, and they are right outside our window across the street (which is where the Lake is) he is very active, but this isn't our first rodeo..but he's so, so tiny!! Finally gained almost a pound this past three weeks. Otherwise he's progressing well..tell your mom, Lori, a tuckered out JRT is a good JRT 😄😄🐾🐶🐾

Petey Bello  Yay, that's awesome Barbara that you are home! Great picture & so happy for you & Dave that you can be home together. I will keep you in my prayers for a continued recovery!

Richard Puckett  I've followed you since your surgery. I'm so happy for you to be at home. Life is so precious! You've persevered to this point and you will continue until you are 100%! Congratulations!

Peggy Whitecotton  I too have followed your surgery and prayed for you many times. You have had quite a heart journey my friend, good to to see you home and will continue to pray for recovery

Joyce Shelby  Wonderful news Barb! What a testimony you have! May God continue to bless you with health and healing.

Wanda Mroz  Oh I'm so happy for you! At home you are sure to heal better and get stronger. And your hair looks great! 😊💞🙏🏻

Emily Rowley  Yay that is great news Barb 😁 Haha love your funny sense of humour 😜 With a Hospital Gown they would defiently find ya! When I was in Hospital I got talking to another patient (having a girly chat) for ages, the Nurses were running trying to find me esp when my Parents rang up to talk to me see how I was going and they replied "umm we can't find her...yet" lol. It all ended up good in the end and I hope you are feeling better hun. Take it easy and rest up ☺ Thinking of you xx

Rita Savelis  Hi Barb, I think of you a lot and it's always with beautiful Lake Tahoe in the background. You've been through too much, and deserve to do more complaining than you do. The healing process is ong even for those who haven't had complications like you had. Take care, and keep breathing that fresh pine-scented air!

Linda Lloyd  Hi Barbara,
I’m so pleased to see you looking so good (great husband too, btw), and just know you’ve been in my prayers night and day from the beginning (I just officially joined today however). I too am needing surgery for Ebstein’s Anomaly in the near future (like you, a complicated tricuspid replacement—but I’m 68), and I’m exploring my options (where, when, how long to wait, what other questions to ask, etc). My situation is made even more serious by the need for another valve surgery at the same time (bovine aortic valve re-replacement, from seriously botched surgery 13 years ago, for the WPW ablation part of this syndrome). Needless to say, I’m VERY scared and I’m wondering if you would be willing to contact me privately with any words of wisdom gleaned from your experience with the EA part of this (there don’t seem to be too many of us with EA, it seems. I don’t know anyone with a double valve surgery with this syndrome either… anyone out there?). I’m new to this, and there doesn’t seem to be a private message option (or is there)? If not, I’ll send along my email address. Would be deeply deeply grateful for any words of wisdom, whenever you might feel up to it.

Petey Bello  God Bless you Barbara, hang in there. You are making strides - one day at a time ...we're praying for you! Congratulations on standing today!

Wanda Mroz  Oh Barb... One small step at a time sweetie. You are doing super. Praying for continued progress however small everyday. Hugs... 💞

Alina FH  You surely are a fighter, Barb! So inspiring! Much strength and health in the following days! 💕🌞💕