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857 days ago

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A year ago today, I received the gift of a mended heart! Grateful to Dr. Gillinov, the Cleveland Clinic, family, and friends who supported me so well before, ...Read more

A year ago today, I received the gift of a mended heart! Grateful to Dr. Gillinov, the Cleveland Clinic, family, and friends who supported me so well before, during and after. I'm especially thankful for Adam and the cheerleaders in this group who gave me such hope and encouragement. Life is full and busy again and I am filled with gratitude.

Louise Moore Happy New Year to you, Ginny! Here's to many more years of love and joy in your life. You're wearin ... Read more

Louise Moore Happy New Year to you, Ginny! Here's to many more years of love and joy in your life. You're wearing your mended heart so beautifully! 💞

Marie Myers Happy Anniversary!

Pamela Gregory Happy Anniversary! It sounds like you are doing great

Timothy Andre Happy Anniversary Ginny!

Robert Young Go Ginny go!

Susan Lynn Happy Anniversary, Ginny! That year flew by!!! Wishing you continued good health!!

Donna Casaletto Happy surgerversary and you look fabulous 🥰‼️

Ana Brusso Happy anniversary and continued good health. Blessings Ginny

Adam Pick Woo-Whooooooo!!!!! Go Ginny! Go!!!

Richard Munson Hey ginny, looking good

Patsy Stewart Congratulations, Ginny, on your 1st. Anniversary!! Sounds like you're doing great. Keep enjoying your ... Read more

Patsy Stewart Congratulations, Ginny, on your 1st. Anniversary!! Sounds like you're doing great. Keep enjoying your second chance at life! Beautiful photograph of you! You look wonderful and so happy! ~❤️

Ginny Turner Thank you for such kindness. A big Texas hug for all!

Andrew Dial Happy anniversary from Puyallup, Wa!!!

Rose Madura Happy Anniversary Ginny. It seems like just las week you posted about your trip from Texas to Clevel... Read more

Rose Madura Happy Anniversary Ginny. It seems like just las week you posted about your trip from Texas to Cleveland. Congratulations and glad you are doing well.

Greg Lewis Congratulations!!

Klara Čičić Congratulations Ginny! You are looking fabulous.

Sheila Sellars congratulations Ginny !

Amy Berger Love seeing your post - congrats!!

Miriam St.Clair It's good to see your post and even better to hear how well you're doing. You look fabulous!

Kimberly Eisenhut Wow! A shout out from Adam too! Woohoo! Way to go Ginny

George Gardopee Ginny - it’s great to see you doing so well!

Leona Resch You look fabulous!! Congratulations Ginny!!’ 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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1194 days ago

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Ginny Turner Four weeks today since surgery! Standing strong! 💙🇺🇦💛

Richard Munson Is this a before surgery or after picture? I know its after. You look fabulous ginny. An adams angel ... Read more

Richard Munson Is this a before surgery or after picture? I know its after. You look fabulous ginny. An adams angel for sure.

Deena Z I never looked this good at all after OHS. Actually, maybe not even now.😎. Keep it going. You’re ... Read more

Deena Z I never looked this good at all after OHS. Actually, maybe not even now.😎. Keep it going. You’re a heart warrior, an Adam’s angel and a super star!

Richard Munson Stop it deena, i’ve seen your picture. You look great.

Deena Z Okay and thank you

Richard Munson There was a lot of vetting prior to the adams angel heart. Looks played a huge role. I am very shall ... Read more

Richard Munson There was a lot of vetting prior to the adams angel heart. Looks played a huge role. I am very shallow. But proud of it. Maybe a movie” shallow richard”.

Ginny Turner You two are kind. I’m doing better each day. Richard, how is Cassie? Thinking of you.

Richard Munson Another good day today. By good i mean only a slight limp. I have to be realistic that her disease is ... Read more

Richard Munson Another good day today. By good i mean only a slight limp. I have to be realistic that her disease is terminal but we are taking each day as it comes and praying we still have some quality time left. I know there are some tough days ahead and i hope i can stay strong though this. The bottom line is that we will not allow her to suffer just for us.

Rose Madura Ginny, you look wonderful! If I posted a picture of me four weeks out, I'd never have made Richard's ... Read more

Rose Madura Ginny, you look wonderful! If I posted a picture of me four weeks out, I'd never have made Richard's angel criteria. So glad you are doing well!

Richard Munson Rose , you’re a beautiful person. That’s what it’s really about. That has been what has impres ... Read more

Richard Munson Rose , you’re a beautiful person. That’s what it’s really about. That has been what has impressed me the most about the posters on adams site. Caring about others but sharing the same heart valve surgery.

Susan Lynn Ginny - Congratulations on your 4-week anniversary! You look fantastic! All the best with the rem ... Read more

Susan Lynn Ginny - Congratulations on your 4-week anniversary! You look fantastic! All the best with the remainder of your recovery! ❤

Rose Madura Thank you Richard!

Looking good Ginny, continued good health and recovery. God bless you

Richard Munson Rose, anyone who has a successful relationship with a richard must be pretty special. We are a unique ... Read more

Richard Munson Rose, anyone who has a successful relationship with a richard must be pretty special. We are a unique breed and very picky when it comes to mates. I made my son a richard Edward jr. To keep the tradition alive. Sadly he has not been lucky enough to find a rose or a nancy or a marie. He is a great dad of twins however being a single parent.

Randy Chapman The month has seemed to pass by quickly. Wonderful photo, Ginny.

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1213 days ago

Sue Starr, Rose Madura, Cathryn Howard and 1 other reacted to this

Leaving Cleveland…Texas bound!

Susan Lynn Ginny - You look fantastic! No one would ever guess you just had heart surgery.

Rose Madura Ditto that!

Randy Chapman Ginny, I am curious as to why you chose to stay in Cleveland several days following your discharge. M ... Read more

Randy Chapman Ginny, I am curious as to why you chose to stay in Cleveland several days following your discharge. My plan is to return to Texas by air the day following my hospital discharge. Did you remain there for medical reasons? Your guidance would be helpful.

Heather Kelly Wow you look amazing!!! I was not feeling as great as you look the day I left hospital. So good to se ... Read more

Heather Kelly Wow you look amazing!!! I was not feeling as great as you look the day I left hospital. So good to see you on recovery side!

Heather Kelly Randy - My Surgeon discharged me on day 4 and did not require me to stay, however, I am only 1.5 hrs ... Read more

Heather Kelly Randy - My Surgeon discharged me on day 4 and did not require me to stay, however, I am only 1.5 hrs away by car if I needed to be there. His office also scheduled my post op visit via Telehealth so I would just talk to your surgeon and see what they recommend. I will admit I was so glad to get home but it was a lot and I was weak and tired. If you do fly have someone with you and def plan on wheelchair assistance I would assume. God bless and good luck to you.

Randy Chapman Thank you Heather. My wife will be with me the entire time. I will notify the airline per your sugges ... Read more

Randy Chapman Thank you Heather. My wife will be with me the entire time. I will notify the airline per your suggestion. For others travelling to Cleveland, the hospital offers a free private car to go to and from the airport.

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1219 days ago

Susan Lynn, Adam Pick, Esther Levin-Morrison and 9 others reacted to this

With my favorite surgeon, Dr. Marc Gillinov, in Cleveland. My progress has been great. Checking out of the hospital tomorrow, going to the hotel for a few days, ...Read more

With my favorite surgeon, Dr. Marc Gillinov, in Cleveland. My progress has been great. Checking out of the hospital tomorrow, going to the hotel for a few days, follow up appointment Monday, back to Texas on Tuesday. So grateful!

Susan Lynn You're looking fabulous, Ginny! Thrilled your recovery is going so well! Glad you're being dischar ... Read more

Susan Lynn You're looking fabulous, Ginny! Thrilled your recovery is going so well! Glad you're being discharged, tomorrow! ❤

Adam Pick Love, love, love, love this!!! Go Ginny! So happy for you!!! Great job Dr. Gillinov and Cleveland Cl ... Read more

Adam Pick Love, love, love, love this!!! Go Ginny! So happy for you!!! Great job Dr. Gillinov and Cleveland Clinic!!!! https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Marc-Gillinov-Cleveland-Ohio.php

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Kim Mickelson You look great!! now I'm jealous I didn't get a picture with my surgeon!! Heal well!

Annabelle Picz You look great! Go Ginny!! So happy to see you recovering fast and getting discharged tomorrow. Pleas ... Read more

Annabelle Picz You look great! Go Ginny!! So happy to see you recovering fast and getting discharged tomorrow. Please keep us posted. Praying for your full and complete recovery.. 💝🙏🏽 Mine is February 11th..💕

Rose Madura Looking pretty good! May your recovery be uneventful and wonderful!

Randy Chapman I am happy that the surgery went well for you. I will follow your Cleveland footsteps next month. Lea ... Read more

Randy Chapman I am happy that the surgery went well for you. I will follow your Cleveland footsteps next month. Leaving icy Texas this particular week was good planning!

Sue Starr Wonderful news Ginny!! You look fantastic and I’m so happy everything is going so well!!! Looking ... Read more

Sue Starr Wonderful news Ginny!! You look fantastic and I’m so happy everything is going so well!!! Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Richard Munson Wonderful news. Happy for you

Heather Kelly Such amazing news Ginny! Enjoy your new self and take care of you!

Deena Z That was one fast recovery post open sternum surgery. Congrats. Exhale.

Great news Ginny, blessings

Denise Duncan Congratulations on your successful surgery!!! You look like you are on your way to a fast recovery. ... Read more

Denise Duncan Congratulations on your successful surgery!!! You look like you are on your way to a fast recovery. So happy for you!

Holly Wale Ginny - great news! Prayers for a speedy and uneventful recovery!

Miriam St.Clair You look terrific! I'm so happy for you!

Janelle Hurst Looking good! Happy to hear things went well!

Louise Moore Beautiful, happy Ginny! So great to see you both together in success 💃🏻🕺🏻Well done and m ... Read more

Louise Moore Beautiful, happy Ginny! So great to see you both together in success 💃🏻🕺🏻Well done and many more happy days ahead!

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1227 days ago

Rose Madura, Esther Levin-Morrison, Holly Wale and 4 others reacted to this

Two cold Texans are now in Cleveland. A surgery spot opened unexpectedly and we got on a plane! Excited and happy to be here. Arrived last night, showed up ...Read more

Two cold Texans are now in Cleveland. A surgery spot opened unexpectedly and we got on a plane! Excited and happy to be here. Arrived last night, showed up bright and early this morning for pre-op appointments, surgery with Dr. Gillinov on Monday, 1-31.

Susan Lynn Great news! The sooner the better! Stay warm in Cleveland!!! We'll be cheering for you on Monday, ... Read more

Susan Lynn Great news! The sooner the better! Stay warm in Cleveland!!! We'll be cheering for you on Monday, Ginny!

George Gardopee Ginny: I’m glad to hear they moved up your surgery. The down side is that this is probably the cold ... Read more

George Gardopee Ginny: I’m glad to hear they moved up your surgery. The down side is that this is probably the coldest week of the year. Please keep us posted on your progress. Good luck with all your testing and of course with your surgery!

Richard Munson Just said a quick ginny angel prayer. You could not wait to get sliced open so you got your wish. Pre ... Read more

Richard Munson Just said a quick ginny angel prayer. You could not wait to get sliced open so you got your wish. Predicting 12 inches of snow here saturday. Please no! I’ll take cold any day.

Miriam St.Clair That's wonderful news! You're at the best place and are in good hands. Sending you good, warming thou ... Read more

Miriam St.Clair That's wonderful news! You're at the best place and are in good hands. Sending you good, warming thoughts!

Cathryn Howard Great news Ginny! It will be so good to get all this in the rearview mirror and get on with life!! � ... Read more

Cathryn Howard Great news Ginny! It will be so good to get all this in the rearview mirror and get on with life!! 😊

Esther Levin-Morrison you are going to great!

Ginny Turner Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes and encouragement! Everything went well today with the first r ... Read more

Ginny Turner Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes and encouragement! Everything went well today with the first round of tests. It’s very cold, but we’re shuttled from hotel to hospital with hardly a minute outside. Looking forward to a good week ahead.

Tom Everson Hi If u have time on your hands visit the ART Museum real close to the Hospital. Besides fine art the ... Read more

Tom Everson Hi If u have time on your hands visit the ART Museum real close to the Hospital. Besides fine art they have a entire floor displaying SUITS OF ARMOR ( even one for a horse) and a great cafeteria.

Holly Wale Prayers for you from a fellow Texan and heart valve patient!

Thomas Brusstar I just saw an article in the New England journal of medicine today (Jan 27 2022 issue) by Gillinov an ... Read more

Thomas Brusstar I just saw an article in the New England journal of medicine today (Jan 27 2022 issue) by Gillinov and others reporting that fixing the tricuspid while you’re fixing the mitral valve is a good idea. You sure can’t go wrong with Gillinov. Stay warm!

Lifting you up in prayer for all your tests to go well and you will have your successful surgery and ... Read more

Lifting you up in prayer for all your tests to go well and you will have your successful surgery and we will be here to welcome you into recovery. God bless you Angel Ginny 🙏❤️

Rose Madura Godspeed Ginny! Please keep us posted in your progress. I'm sure you are in good hands.

Lauren Bongiovanni You will do great on your surgery. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Good news is that we get a ... Read more

Lauren Bongiovanni You will do great on your surgery. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Good news is that we get a few warmer days n ct week 😀

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1264 days ago

Phyllis Petersen, Susan Lynn, Mary VanSlyke and 1 other reacted to this

Thank you, Richard! ❤️

Richard Munson Ginny you’re amazing.. i’m honored to be on your tree.

Ginny Turner And I'm honored to be on yours. Your kindness meant so much to me. Merry Christmas, Richard!

Rose Madura Aww, very sweet Ginny!

Richard Munson Ginny, as george washington once said “ i cannot tell a lie” my wife asked me to remove my heart ... Read more

Richard Munson Ginny, as george washington once said “ i cannot tell a lie” my wife asked me to remove my heart from her tree and hang it off to the side. Picky but still cute. I decided to keep her for awhile.

Susan Lynn Beautiful, Ginny! ❤

Deena Z Beautiful. Love is healing. Honored. We are all rooting for you Ginny!!

Deena Z BTW- has anyone hear from Patsy?

Ginny Turner Richard, we're happy to be off to the side! My little ornament will reappear every year as a reminder ... Read more

Ginny Turner Richard, we're happy to be off to the side! My little ornament will reappear every year as a reminder of this special community.

Richard Munson Deena, the patsy word is one that is always in the back of my mind. With talk about cakes and cookies ... Read more

Richard Munson Deena, the patsy word is one that is always in the back of my mind. With talk about cakes and cookies etc, i expected we would hear from her. We can pray she is ok and just taking a blog break. I always enjoyed her comments .

Ginny and Richard wherever you place that heart doesn’t matter what matter is that you guys love us ... Read more

Ginny and Richard wherever you place that heart doesn’t matter what matter is that you guys love us all and that makes me very happy. Richard, you are right about Patsy hope she is just taking a break from us, she is always in my prayers.

Esther Levin-Morrison When do you leave for Cleveland? Good luck with your surgery

Ginny Turner Thank you, Esther. My surgery has been postponed from January to April - I'm waiting for an exact dat ... Read more

Ginny Turner Thank you, Esther. My surgery has been postponed from January to April - I'm waiting for an exact date. Still at CC, still with Dr. Gillinov. How is your recovery going? You've been in my thoughts. I hope you're back in sunny Florida and all is well!

Richard Munson Put my adams angel heart back on the tree while the family was here. One thing is clear, unless you a ... Read more

Richard Munson Put my adams angel heart back on the tree while the family was here. One thing is clear, unless you are a heart valve pre or post op member, others have no clue about the camaraderie on this site. I got a few, what made you do that looks.

Esther Levin-Morrison Ginny, I am doing very well. Yes, we are back in sunny Florida. The surgery went very well. I was ... Read more

Esther Levin-Morrison Ginny, I am doing very well. Yes, we are back in sunny Florida. The surgery went very well. I was out of the ICU in one day. The surgery was on a Monday, and I was out of the hospital on Thursday. I am walking about 8000-9000 steps per day. I have pretty much resumed my normal activities except for driving. That has been the tough one. The hospital staff was great! They were very attentive. Where is your family staying during your stay in Cleveland?

Ginny Turner Esther, it's great to hear everything went so well for you. Out of ICU in one day is amazing, and I'm ... Read more

Ginny Turner Esther, it's great to hear everything went so well for you. Out of ICU in one day is amazing, and I'm glad to hear you were impressed with the hospital staff. Your recovery at home sounds like it's gone so well - not even a month past surgery and already walking so much and resuming some normal activities. So very encouraging! We are planning to stay at the Holiday Inn. Might not have been so easy in January with the very cold temps but should be better by April, I hope. Did flying back home present any problems?

Ginny Turner Richard, I couldn't agree more about the camaraderie in this group. Our tree is now down, and my orna ... Read more

Ginny Turner Richard, I couldn't agree more about the camaraderie in this group. Our tree is now down, and my ornament is carefully stored until next year. All good wishes for your First Heart Anniversary in January, and a great New Year ahead!

Esther Levin-Morrison No issues flying home. I was released from the hospital on a Thursday. The Post-op appointment was ... Read more

Esther Levin-Morrison No issues flying home. I was released from the hospital on a Thursday. The Post-op appointment was Monday then we flew home on Tuesday. We flew 1st class because I wanted to limit myself to others. I requested a wheelchair. We stayed at the Intercontinental Suites next door to the Holiday Inn. We needed the two rooms because my daughter was helping too (she is a 3rd-year Medical Student). The main intercontinental attached to the hospital has the best restaurant around. Restaurants are limited in the area. The car service the CC provided was excellent to and from the airport.

Esther Levin-Morrison Both hotels are a very short walk to the main hospital.

Ginny Turner Esther, thank you for the good info. We have also booked first class and requested a wheelchair. We'l ... Read more

Ginny Turner Esther, thank you for the good info. We have also booked first class and requested a wheelchair. We'll have a 2 1/2-hr flight to Dallas then a 3-hr drive home to East Texas - a long day. Thanks for the restaurant recommendation at the main Intercontinental hotel. I hope I do as well as you and George did with your surgeries. That's my plan!

Esther Levin-Morrison Ginny are you on Facebook, I would like to private message you my contact

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1376 days ago

Rose Madura, Shannon Gray, Adam Pick and 4 others reacted to this

Susan Lynn Beautiful photo! Welcome, Ginny!

Suelynn Hanegraaf Agree with Susan Lynn! (Funny - my name is Suelynn) Welcome to the "Club"!

Ginny Turner Thank you, Susan and Suelynn. Appreciate the friendly welcome! (and my daughter is Susan) 😊

J H Mattingly Ginny...just a note to say I really like your spirit and positive attitude. To me that is one of the ... Read more

J H Mattingly Ginny...just a note to say I really like your spirit and positive attitude. To me that is one of the most important aspects going through this process. Once this is behind you, I am certain you will do well. You got this!!

Chip Bahn CCF was definitely the place for my redo AVR with Dr. Johnston, and I believe you'll find will be for ... Read more

Chip Bahn CCF was definitely the place for my redo AVR with Dr. Johnston, and I believe you'll find will be for you the right place with Dr. Gilinov.
Posting shortly my update.

Annabelle Picz Hi Ginny! Thank you for your advice. My husband is very involved in researching the best surgeon, typ ... Read more

Annabelle Picz Hi Ginny! Thank you for your advice. My husband is very involved in researching the best surgeon, type of procedure and hospital for the surgery. I’m overwhelmed with all the information from the internet. I’m glad I found this website. Reading everyone’s comments who have been through the ordeal is encouraging.