Bill Cherry - Heart Valve Journal

Bill Cherry This I believe is called a "Teddy Bear" sun flower.

John Jones The golden spiral. If anyone is recovering and can't do much physical labor yet, it is worth your time to explore the Fibonacci numbers as it pertains to nature. ... Read more

Terrie Syvertsen Hello Bill. Lovely photo. Looks like your daughter has inherited Dad's green thumb. Love her working space/land. Hope she is enjoying all the work! I just finally ... Read more

Jean Raber Lovely! I love sunflowers, the way they move to follow the sun. I feel my blood pressure going down already. And, yes, those Fibonacci numbers are fascinating! Thanks, fellas, for those notes!

Tammy Pilcher Beautiful!

Jeanette Davidson Congrats!!!!! X7 for all the months of wellness an healing!😀👏🏻👍💝

Terrie Syvertsen Congratulations on #7 Bill. How is your sunflower garden going this summer? I have rattlesnake beans popping up in my seed tray and will be
excited to see ... Read more

Tammy Pilcher Congratulations Bill! God is good!

Bill Cherry Terrie, I didn't do sun flowers this year as I wanted to focus on recovery. However my daughter has started her project "Cherry Farm Flowers" which does include ... Read more

Terrie Syvertsen Sounds great Bill and the photo of your daughter hard at work Is amazing. Good for you that you are focused on a great recovery time(me too) this year as are ... Read more

Terrie Syvertsen Beautiful! Is this a photo, print, painting? Thanks for sharing Bill! Hope you are healing well!....

Bill Cherry It is a photograph being shared on social media. Notice that all the sunflower heads are facing the sun rise. I've seen fields like this in Colorado.

Healing ... Read more

Tammy Pilcher Breathtaking... God's creation is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Bill!

Beautiful.... :-)

Duane Beeman I wonder if they follow the sun all day

Bill Cherry "During growth, sunflowers tilt during the day to face the sun, but stop once they begin blooming. This tracking of the sun in young sunflower heads is called ... Read more

Interesting...

Additional Benefits of Heart Valve Surgery

Journal posted on March 6, 2015

So you are facing heart valve surgery? Buck up as good things are about to happen to you.

Soon you will be past the surgery and well on the road to recovery. Besides the obvious, there are many additional benefits of your surgery.

- You'll wake up to some of the nicest voices in the world. Whether it be a one of the dedicated nurses or some other love in your life, it will be one of the best voices you ever hear. In my case it was my youngest daughter Patty, saying "Hi Dad".

- You will be the recipient of a gift from Leonardo da Vinci & many others. As early as 1508, Leonardo worked at understanding blood flow in the aortic valve and closure dynamics of the valve operation; even to the extent of making small glass models of the valves. Beyond Leonardo, many, if not thousands, of dedicated medical doctors and laboratories have worked to make today's miracle heart repairs possible. Let's thank them.

- You may have gone through lots of tests leading up to your surgery decision. I did AND with my new heart valve, I now have good knowledge of the exact condition of my upper body, heart, arteries, etc. THAT is a good relaxing feeling to know that the problems have been fixed and you DO have a future that is not unknown.

- Because of all of the above I feel like I have a 'new life'. That is the time and energy bought for me by Leonardo, the surgeons, the anesthesiologists, the cardiologists, the doctors AND the nurses is very valuable and should be spent on valuable things and not wasted. So add attitude correction to one of the benefits.

- It brings loved ones together. For the first few nights at home, I had all three of my daughters staying with me. It turned out to be a slumber party. The 'girls' got into the 'fire water' We spent a lot of time with old memories and made some new ones. It is an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life. After the daughters, my brother Rich from Austin took over and it was the 'boys turn'.

- I'm sure there are many more, so now add your unseen benefit here.....

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Mark Alafita Great news. Can't wait to start rehab myself! I take it from your assessment that it is worthwhile.

Bill Cherry Yes, I would say that the Phase II cardiac rehab. is very worthwhile, if not essential. They guide you and monitor the heart to make sure you don't do anything ... Read more

Nancy D in Cardiac rehab I was told that some valve replacement patients (mine was mitral valve) run an elevated heart rate for "a while" post op. Apparently heart ... Read more

Lewis Garlisi Sounds like your heart rate is improving well. Ask your cardiologist, but I think 70 is a pretty good rate for most. Mine went from around 60 pre surgery ... Read more

Jim Kelly-Evans You are an inspiration, Bill!

Lisa Repp It does me good to hear success stories like yours. Please keep posting about your endeavors.

Mark Alafita Glad to hear your recovery is going well. Keep it up!

Ed Smith Bill, our stories are similar (I had my aortic valve replacement at age 70) and I'm about two weeks behind you. Congrats on a strong recovery and glad to hear ... Read more

Bob M Great news! Take it easy heart brother.

Jim O'Brien Wonderful news. I'm glad your recovery is going very well. Stay strong and best wishes for good health.

Bill Cherry One Question: I am now at 6 weeks post op. But my left leg is still a little numb and hurts if bumped or jolted. What causes this? Has anyone had a similar side effect from surgery?

Susan Bach Well said Bill ! Our time needs to be used wisely.

Jim Kelly-Evans Hi Bill...glad to read that you're home and that your recovery is progressing nicely. Keep it up!

Adam Pick Bill, Way to be incredibly diligent about your recovery. 3 timers? Great use of technology to keep you on track. I don't know about massage or dead skin removal ... Read more

Ole Bore Way to go Bill! I haven't used any scar removal creams myself, figured the zipper goes well with my Major-J Scar (was a mini-J when I was 2 months old, but ... Read more

Bill Cherry The scar does not really matter to me either. It was just that i came across a term i had not seen before and was curious as to what it meant. The lady was ... Read more

Bob M Great news! Take it easy, heart brother

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