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2494 days ago

Susan Lynn, Rob Sparling, Debbie Kelly and 2 others reacted to this

Susan Lynn Beautiful photo!

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2624 days ago

John Morales, Kaaren Carone, Debbie Moriarty and 5 others reacted to this

John Isham I have Checked Out of 3305!
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John Morales Congratulations John , great to see you leaving please keep us posted on your recovery you guys are ... Read more

John Morales Congratulations John , great to see you leaving please keep us posted on your recovery you guys are our inspiration.

Debbie Moriarty I love the Duke blue heart pillow!! Why not?!! Congrats on your checkout!!! Let us know how you are d ... Read more

Debbie Moriarty I love the Duke blue heart pillow!! Why not?!! Congrats on your checkout!!! Let us know how you are doing!!

Debbie Kelly Wishing you the best, John, with your recovery. Thank you for being an inspiration to those of us in ... Read more

Debbie Kelly Wishing you the best, John, with your recovery. Thank you for being an inspiration to those of us in the waiting room. God bless you!

Susan Lynn Victory! All the best, John! ❤

Louanna Miller God bless you, John. Take recovery one day at a time.

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2624 days ago

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This is me and my wife Heather.....6 days POST-OP! OOPS.....wrong picture. This is me several months pre-op. I wanted to see what I would look like in ...Read more

This is me and my wife Heather.....6 days POST-OP! OOPS.....wrong picture. This is me several months pre-op. I wanted to see what I would look like in 4 weeks or so! Little Reverse Psychology if you know what I mean. I am in the process of posting

Diane Maher Visualization is a great strategy to use for your recovery process which I hope in these early days, ... Read more

Diane Maher Visualization is a great strategy to use for your recovery process which I hope in these early days, John is going well for you.

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2631 days ago

William Fults, Bradley Dunn, Susan Lynn and 6 others reacted to this

Countdown at the Hospital has begun!

Mark Jaycox You got this John! You'll be on the recovery side in no time.

John Isham My wife Heather and I arrived at Duke Hospital this afternoon at 1:30 pm to get admitted. Everything ... Read more

John Isham My wife Heather and I arrived at Duke Hospital this afternoon at 1:30 pm to get admitted. Everything went seamlessly. Admission check-in took 10 minutes or less. The Duke Team quickly got my IV started, Chest X-Ray done, blood work done, urine done, Spirometer in hand, gown on, TV on (Duke BB game on at 7 PM; they play about 15 minutes from here)
Got all the consents signed, nurses coming in and out like Grand Central Central. My Heart Surgeon come by and I asked him a host of questions a mile long so got all my questions answered. The Anesthesiologist came and reviewed the protocol. There will a different Anesthesiologist in the morning for me (Dr. Dan the Man). So All Systems are on GO! The gentleman next door to me is having the exact same procedure done tomorrow am also so we are Heart Warrior buddies already!
The Guardian Angels will be flooding my OR Room in the morning along with all your prayers and support! Thank You for those prayers and God Bless You all. I’ll leave some snacks in the recovery room for those waiting the the OR light ON for you all! I am in a great state of mind and this staff is terrific here!
The Serenity Prayer also gives me total peace so let’s all say it together here...
“God Grant Me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; COURAGE to change the things I can: AND WISDOM to know the difference..
THY WILL NOT MINE BE DONE...
AMEN
Thank You all Heart Warriors and I’ll see you on the Recovery Side!
My surgery is at 7 am tomorrow and they’ll come get me for pre-surgery preparation around 5-5:30 am.
I am looking forward to being fixed and living life to the fullest for many more years to come!
Time to Get R Done!
John

John Isham Thanks Mark for your prayers and encouragement!

Rich Hahn God luck John. I'll be there (Duke) Wednesday for my cardiac cath.

Willie Radl Best wishes John. I'll be praying for a quick recovery!

John Isham Great Rich....The CATH is a piece of cake. They usually go through the wrist!
I’ll pray for good c ... Read more

John Isham Great Rich....The CATH is a piece of cake. They usually go through the wrist!
I’ll pray for good clean coronary arteries for you!

John Isham Thanks Willie

John, you look great.
Surgery will be here and done before you know it and you'll wake up on the reco ... Read more

John, you look great.
Surgery will be here and done before you know it and you'll wake up on the recovery side!
Godspeed brother!

Susan Lynn You're going to do just fine!!! You go, John!

John Morales Best of luck John , all our prayers are with you and we will be looking forward to hearing from you r ... Read more

John Morales Best of luck John , all our prayers are with you and we will be looking forward to hearing from you real soon on the recovery side.

Dan Baltazor We're praying for you John and your wife. You sound great and you are going to be fine!!!

Diane Maher Stay strong❣️ All the best❣️

Sara Colosimo John, you are so ready! Rock this!!!!!

Louanna Miller Praying for you, the surgical team, and your family.

Vern Ahlo Rock it John!! I check in tomorrow at 5:30 am. See you on the flip side!!

Rob Sparling John, you are an inspiration to all! Even those of us who have made it to the recovery side! Your t ... Read more

Rob Sparling John, you are an inspiration to all! Even those of us who have made it to the recovery side! Your team will catch you! Kick it’s butt, John!

Dan Vechiola Go get em John!

Debbie Moriarty Love saying the serenity prayer along with you!! Even at 7 weeks post op!! Thy will not mine be done! ... Read more

Debbie Moriarty Love saying the serenity prayer along with you!! Even at 7 weeks post op!! Thy will not mine be done!!
Gitter done!!!

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2636 days ago

Louanna Miller, Joey Hardee, Rob Sparling and 6 others reacted to this

Can’t do this Heart Valve Surgery without my wonderful wife, Heather!

Rob Sparling Absolutely true! Our loved ones have a tough road for a bit and deserve lots of praise for their cou ... Read more

Rob Sparling Absolutely true! Our loved ones have a tough road for a bit and deserve lots of praise for their courage and support! We’re cheering for you both, Heather and John. ❤️💪

John Isham Thank You much Rob for your support!

Dan Baltazor Great to hear you have her for your support. You guys can do this!

Dan Vechiola Yes you are lucky guy John for having Heather by your side. Its tough on our loved ones. Seeing the ... Read more

Dan Vechiola Yes you are lucky guy John for having Heather by your side. Its tough on our loved ones. Seeing the fear in their eyes made me work even harder. Sharing with them that I was feeling better felt so good because it lightened their load. I even think its easier being the one going through the surgery than being the helpless one having to watch. Keep up the great work you two!

Tracy Fallu Your beautiful wife will be tight be your side.

John Ishamposted a photo

2656 days ago

Adam Pick, Barbara Wood, Rob Sparling and 4 others reacted to this

John Isham Chillin....patiently awaiting my AVR Surgery on 1/15/2019!

Brian Havlin How you doing John?

Adam Pick Great way to prepare fo surgery! Wish I had some pool time before my procedure! :)

John Isham Great! Countdown has begun. Looking forward to the recovery side of this procedure. I had a knee r ... Read more

John Isham Great! Countdown has begun. Looking forward to the recovery side of this procedure. I had a knee replacement in March so this seems to be the year of replacements! Next will be a Brain Replacement 😎😎😎

Rosemary Hudson Hi John, looks like you are already building yourself some very important memories, just being there ... Read more

Rosemary Hudson Hi John, looks like you are already building yourself some very important memories, just being there in that lovely pool, watching the beautiful day go by, totally relaxing, these are the times that you need to implant in your memory, these will help the prep and the op just fly by, inhale and Enjoy x

Rob Sparling There is a waitlist for brain replacement. I have been on it for 51 years! No donors yet. 😜

Bob Guzzo Hi John, great photo of you relaxing. Yes, it looks like you're just a few weeks behind me in getting ... Read more

Bob Guzzo Hi John, great photo of you relaxing. Yes, it looks like you're just a few weeks behind me in getting your new valve. We can look forward to getting these surgeries behind us and moving forward with our recoveries. I wish you the best. You are in my prayers. Bob