One year ago today I was lying on an operating table with my chest open on bypass surgery with a surgeon stitching a new mechanical Aortic Valve and root onto my heart. I did not know at the time if the operation would be successful or not. The team of doctors had informed me that there was a possibility that I may need a heart transplant if my heart did not start working again on it's own after the bypass surgery. I was also told there was no way to know for sure as to what extent my heart would recover after the new valve and root where replaced.

Before the operation my heart was double the normal size and my Bicuspid Aortic valve was barely working, resulting in an injection fraction of 18% combined with an aneurism above the valve that made it double the normal diameter to 6cm. All very bad and if untreated, I may have only had weeks to live.

Jump ahead now one year and I would have to say I can only explain my recovery as a miracle. My Cardiologist has reassured me that my heart is in perfect working condition now, and I can expect a long healthy life. My heart has now returned to normal size and my injection fraction tested a few months ago was 58%.

I am officially back to regular life and doing everything and then some that I was doing before, but now feeling so much better doing it all. God is good, life is good, and friends and family mean so much. Thank you to everyone that have been supporting me along the way with words of encouragement and positive thoughts. It has meant so much to me and I will never forget it.