Pain is still biggest hurdle. Ate a little food. Sat in chair for about 45 minutes. Hard to breathe, move. Nursing has been great. Family and friends support is appreciated more than words can say. I miss the kids. To Lily, Hugh, and Ella: I miss you and love you very much. Daddy is workin hard to get home. It’ll be a few more days. Let your aunts and uncles read your bedtime stories. If I could give you all a big hug I would. Take care of your mom and the pets. I’ll try and call you tomorrow. Hard to talk right now. To everyone else: thanks for everything. My strength will be the support. Hoping for a better night tonight. Love you all.
Mike's Heart Beat Report
Chronicle of an aorta and its repair
So glad to hear all the good news from today. Praying for a peaceful night. You are amazing!
Sorry about the pain–it will be better tomorrow! See you after rounds in the AM.
Allan, a mechanic, was removing a cylinder head from a Harley-Davidson motorbike, when he spotted a world-famous heart surgeon in his garage. The heart surgeon was waiting for the service manager to come and take a look at his bike.
Allan shouted across the garage, ‘Hey Doc can I ask you a question?’ The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to Allan. Allan straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, ‘So Doc, look at this engine. I also can open hearts, take valves out, fix’em, put in new parts and when I finish this will work just like a new one. So how come I work for a pittance and you get the really big money, when you and I are doing basically the same work?’
The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over and whispered in Allan’s ear, ‘Try doing it with the engine running.’