DAY I POST-OP

Well, here I am world! God protected me throughout surgery and I am here to tell my tale :) I'm not going to write much today because I'm pretty doped up and in some pain, but just wanted to say: Hello World! And thank each and every one of you for the positive thoughts, kind support, and powerful prayers. With God for me, no one could have been against me!


Love, Peace, and Blessings Until next time
Kathi ♥ ♡ ♬♪♫

This is IT! Thinking of Beautiful Rainbows ...

Greetings Friends & Family!  


Wishing you all the happiest and most serene of days as I sail towards the OR this morning! I have yet to prep myself with the final antibacterial shower ... I was grateful to speak with an old friend from high school last evening, who had this surgery many moons ago when he was barely into his 30's, and who lives today a stronger, happier, and healthier man! Thank God for that! He validated my fears and gave me more courage than I dare have this morning!

Rainbows is what I was thinking of this morning upon waking ... rainbows. And that beats the alternative, right? I think thinking of rainbows upon wakening is a wonderful omen: one that assures me God is with me!

Thank you all for your continued support, prayers, and the love I feel surrounding me like a comforting, warm and fluffy blanket! I'm resting assured I will see you or hear from each and everyone of you on the flip side of this! It's true that no matter how routine this surgery is, when you are the candidate for the 'cabbage' or open-heart surgery ... the prospect is definitely scary and intimidating, indeed :) 


Until I can sing, as my cousin's open-heart surgeon sang to him a few years ago: "Welcome back, my friend, to the show that never ends ..." I bid you all an exciting and peaceful day!


Peace, Love, & Blessings to All ~
Kathi  ♥ ♡    ♬♪♫

Nearly Ground Zero ...

Greetings & Salutations!

Remember that from "Charlotte's Web" when you were a kid? How I loved reading about Charlotte's ingenuity and creativity! Even though I loathed spiders back then ... those creepy, crawly multi-legged insects (shivering just thinking about them!) I adored Charlotte and her tenacity and loyalty to her friend, Wilbur the little pig who did not want to spend time at the butcher's ... EVER! 

What a lovely children's story it is :) I'm thinking happy thoughts tonight because it beats the alternative ... haha! Will I sleep this evening? I highly doubt it ... but perhaps I'll sleep tomorrow with loads of anesthesia in my system. Before it gets too late, I need to call an old friend ... 

So, they'll be stopping my heart and sewing new arteries/veins onto my aorta and coronary arteries to make blood flow possible within the myocardium tomorrow. Surgeon estimates it will take approximately 2 hours to bypass four vessels ... he HAS to be pretty much an expert. This is Dr. Geoffry Lynn ... he's the Medical Director here at Bethesda Heart Institute. I'm putting a link here so anyone can peruse the Bethesda site ... it's an absolutely beautiful facility that is only 3 years old. This is a not-for-profit facility, Bethesda Memorial Hospital. 

My Hospital & Surgeon

Peace, Love, & Blessings All ~

Kathi  ♥ ♡  ♫♪♬