Aortic Regurgitation, Joined June 30, 2017
Aortic Regurgitation
Joined June 30, 2017
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses”
Talk to everyone soon. Dr. Bavaria and I are gonna go kick the $&!@ out of this aneurysm and fix this aortic valve. Tomorrow is Independence Day.
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Rehab is in full swing. Starting to do some light intervals on the treadmill where I alternate between fast walking and ...Read more
Rehab is in full swing. Starting to do some light intervals on the treadmill where I alternate between fast walking and light jogging. I'm sore the next morning, but man, does it feel good to be sore again.
When I was preparing for surgery, I read Marc Wallace's "Back to Life after a Heart Crisis." (A book I highly recommend.) Wallace, himself a physician, chronicled his surgical recovery and developed an eight-point plan for getting back to himself.
Step 8 is to "Train for a Huge Physical Challenge." Per Wallace: "I will challenge you to do something truly amazing, something that proves to you, and others around you, that you are back and better than ever. I’ll challenge you to take on a major physical accomplishment such as a walkathon, endurance cycling event, mountain climb, long-distance bike ride, hike on the Appalachian Trail, or another symbolic feat."
Well... I found mine. Or, more specifically, BOTH of mine. I already knew I needed to prepare for performing as Judge Turpin in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," which opens at the end of September. That will now be my SECOND show of the Fall - starting next week, I will also be prepping to play Max Bialystock in "The Producers," opening at the beginning of September. I'm psyched for both, but the chance to play Max felt like fate - I have adored Mel Brooks' first film since I was a child, and the musical version used to be something I played while dancing with my infant daughter in our apartment in the early 2000s.
I'll keep y'all posted on how it's going. Two joyous mountains to climb. LFG.