Dan's Profile

Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: September 19, 2013

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About Me

57 Year Old Facing Valve Replacement Surgery. Married to the same beautiful woman for soon to be 38 years. Three of the most Beautiful Smartest Daughters anyone could ever ask for. Also married to a small business for going on 22 years. I am so fortunate to have a wife who has taken care of my mother in her later years in our home, along with my beautiful sister (package deal) who has Down's syndrome. My wife cared for her for 21 years. We recently had to put my sister in a nursing home, she developed Alzheimer's and required 24/7 care. My wife did an amazing job but finally admitted that she did need to sleep. She did all this while raising our three daughters. Now for what I hope is a very short time my wife gets to care for me, like she needed this.
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    I am from: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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    My surgery date was: November 13, 2013
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    I was diagnosed with: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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    My surgery was: Aortic Valve Replacement
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    My surgeon is: Dr. Marc Gillinov
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    My hospital is: Cleveland Clinic

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