tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86259995996423172982024-03-12T20:59:28.074-04:00FromTheBottomOfMyLVAD With A Thoratec HeartMate IIAn LVAD Recipient's Perspective:FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-54354646521772953842020-11-03T14:15:00.002-05:002020-11-03T14:15:35.715-05:00LEAD BY Dr. Desmond Jordan, A Group Of Professionals Like Mythological Giants, as Viking Proportions Came To Save My Life<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aIfW0GtpHnE/Trtdy_JF2oI/AAAAAAAAAl4/iYZz-Vhfjlg/s1600/bserker%2Bviking%2Bwarrior.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673231286127680130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aIfW0GtpHnE/Trtdy_JF2oI/AAAAAAAAAl4/iYZz-Vhfjlg/s400/bserker%2Bviking%2Bwarrior.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> A Group Of Professionals Like Mythological Giants With Viking Proportions Came To Save My Life. </span></strong>
(NOTE: BLOGSPOT has dissapointed me for over 10 years, as i look for posts that i have made. i made one November 2011 for Doc Desmond Jordan; and i cant find it.)
ANYWHICH = REST IN POWER TO MY FAVORITE HERO... HE SAVED LIVES EFFORTLESSLY... HE LOVED AND RESPECTED PEOPLE... HE IS STILL MY BIGGEST HERO... THE BIGGEST GENTLEMAN... as he eased my wife, mother and family under his watch... over me.
BIG LOVE TO YOU MY BROTHER DJ.FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-13587354774568654702017-05-05T12:54:00.001-04:002017-05-05T12:54:15.806-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">As I mentioned in a 2012 post, there is a person who offers unconditional support, motivation, care, understanding and love through her passion and professionalism. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">The "what" in Pearl is the title she holds under the employ of Club Presby, the "who" in Pearl is what allows her to be all the adjectives (and more) I've listed in the paragraph above. However, more importantly I have put her on the same level as a nurturing doctor for the most important aspect of One's life, the spirit and or soul! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">Pearl's bedside manner is not frilled with honky dory soft-love. Her bedside manner is a strong hard-love, based on reality that one must work hard, not feel sorry for themselves and achieve your goals without giving up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">Throughout the 7.5 years that I've been coming to club Presby I have closely observed the activity of the LVAD floor... nurses tending to their patients... documenting their work... the techs filling the gaps of the busy day and night shifts. I see Pearl's colleagues taking precious care of the patients rooms... I also see early in the AM, Pearl preparing the LVAD Mission Control Center (The Ventricular Assist Program Office) where the VAD Coordinators/NPs work from. This is the very office where the success of the LVAD program at Club Presby begins... where the boots hit the ground running with confidence... Where truly, Amazing things happen... because of the TRULY AMAZING PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE, fight here... for each and every patient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">However on one particular morning, THE MOST amazing thing occurred; as I passed this very VAD office, I saw the door ajar, it began to open, the lights were on and I expected an VAD Coordinator to walk out... but to my surprise... it was Pearl and she had just completed her special touch within the LVAD MISSION CONTROL CENTER.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">As it turns out, Pearl's special mission is to have this office FRESH SCENTED, CLEAN and sparkling for the LVAD team who will be working long hours within... 14, 15...16 hour days. Pearl's desire is to have each occupant of this office to walk in as they begin the day and to feel the freshness and clean ambiance that she aims to achieve each and every day for the beautiful VAD staff that occupies this office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">BUT WAIT! I haven't gotten to the most "amazing thing" yet! The most amazing thing is that when I saw Pearl walking out from her completed task in making the office a "HAPPY" one, I asked Pearl, what time do you start your shift? Pearl answered 7am. I looked over at the wall clock and to my surprise it was was only 6:51am!!! Proudly compassionately Pearl gets this office complete and ready to rock even before her shift officially starts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay'; font-size: 21pt;">Yes, one doesn't have to look far, as at COLUMBIA/NYP, AMAZING THINGS CERTAINLY HAPPEN HERE... one person at a time.</span></div>
FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-19726929113470661332015-06-16T08:17:00.001-04:002015-06-23T14:46:28.305-04:00Being A Goaltender Represents: Accomplishments And Defeating Obstacles<div>
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As posted earlier, I have made the decision earlier this year to suit up and play in goal again. It's a long, planned road of proper conditioning, extensive reinforcements and modifications of my hockey equipment.</div>
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I wouldn't recommend being a goalie to any of my fellow LVADers, but I have been playing in between the pipes my entire life. It was in 2009 with my first LVAD implant that I was told I could NOT play again. What I would like to project is to any LVADer is keep your focus on your dreams, lost dreams and or trade-offs that life has set forth in your lives.</div>
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Keep on keeping on! Or in my case 😄... "Keep On Goalkeeping On!"</div>
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FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-16991842153199897452015-05-28T07:54:00.002-04:002015-05-28T07:54:30.315-04:0013 Year Old Colby Was JUST Implanted With an LVAD/ Please Check Out His Link<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hello all, Colby is 13 years old, he has just been implanted with an LVAD!!! I was tweeting with his Mom in the early AM this morning. He has won over my heart... Wowwww....</span> PLEASE spread the word read more at his link...<br />
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Here is Building a Bionic Hockey Goalie: Part 1<br />
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In 2009 I had a silent heart attack. No tell-tale signs, no indicators gave me any warnings that I was having a heart attack. After all, I was 47, in great physical shape but was watching a lifelong low grade hypertension condition and borderline cholesterol levels, but both were being monitored by my primary doctor.<br />
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I had no chest pains; no left arm pains or numbness, just a sour and volatile stomach. The upset stomach that I experienceD was originally thought to be food poisoning as the Chinese food I ate that night tasted a bit funny, to the point that I did not finish my meal.<br />
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Almost a week went by and I found myself more and more lethargic, winded with short walks to the car and finally needing to rest after walking very short distances.<br />
When things couldn't get any worse, I found myself resting for 10 minutes just to walk 10-20 feet.<br />
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Upon hearing of my condition, a personal friend, who is a doctor, Dr Bonoan, rushed to my home to examine me. My heart rate was astronomical in the 140-150 range. He ordered me to the hospital ASAP, I was possibly experiencing a pulmonary embolism as I just came home from a cross-country drive from NY to California and back. And this was my 4th crooss-country drive in the prior 12 months.<br />
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As it turned out, the hospital determined that I had a heart attack, my EF was at a dire 5-8%. Things were bleak. I was then discharged from the hospital and hospice care was in the realm of discussions made by doctors, myself and my family. My original cardiologist even told me I could have a few months left, maybe weeks or a year at the most as heart failure and the damage to my heart was too severe to oxygenate my blood to feed my organs.<br />
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As luck collided with fate, a new cardiologist came into my life, Dr Bijou. She corrected my medicines that made me feel better but my future was still certainly short UNTIL she mentioned a revolutionary device called The LVAD, Left Ventricular Assist Device. The "LVAD" acronym was immediately embraced by me and my family and pronounced "EL-VAD". The job of the LVAD as a partial heart pump would restore my circulation to near-normal proportions and in turn bring to me a level of stamina that would make me live more comfortably while being able to walk long distances without resting. I was now offered a possibility to live a bit longer than originally diagnosed and to live long enough to be "bridged" until a heart transplant.<br />
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On November 22, 2009, 6 weeks after my widow-maker heart attack, I found myself on the operating table to receive an open-heart surgery where the LVAD would be WAS implanted into my chest and grafted to my heart. I was in it to defeat the odds, my odds were in my favor as my surgery was performed by a superstar surgeon named Dr Naka... assisted by Dr TakaSo far, 5 extra years of life was were given to me by a bunch of magicians and genies. <br />
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In 2009 I had a silent heart attack. No tell-tale signs, no indicators gave me any warnings that I was having a heart attack. After all, I was 47, in great physical shape but was watching a lifelong low grade hypertension condition and borderline cholesterol levels, but both were being monitored by my primary doctor.<br />
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I had no chest pains; no left arm pains or numbness, just a sour and volatile stomach. The upset stomach that I experienceD was originally thought to be food poisoning as the Chinese food I ate that night tasted a bit funny, to the point that I did not finish my meal.<br />
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Almost a week went by and I found myself more and more lethargic, winded with short walks to the car and finally needing to rest after walking very short distances.<br />
When things couldn't get any worse, I found myself resting for 10 minutes just to walk 10-20 feet.<br />
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When Upon hearing of my condition, a personal friend, who is a doctor, Dr Bonoan, rushed to my home to examine me. My heart rate was astronomical in the 140-150 range. He ordered me to the hospital ASAP, I was possibly experiencing a pulmonary embolism as I just came home from a cross-country drive from NY to California and back. And this was my 4th crooss-country drive in the prior 12 months.<br />
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As it turned out, the hospital found out determined that I had a heart attack, my EF was at a dire 5-8% (WHAT? It was not, I recall they said 16~). Things were bleak. I was then discharged from the hospital and hospice care was in the realm of discussions made by doctors, myself and my family. My original cardiologist even told me I could have a few months left, maybe weeks or a year at the most as heart failure and the damage to my heart was too severE to oxygenate my blood to feed my organs.<br />
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As luck collided with fate, a new cardiologist came into my life, Dr Bijou. She corrected my medicines that made me feel better but my future was still certainly short UNTIL she mentioned a revolutionary device called The LVAD, Left Ventricular Assist Device. The "LVAD" acronym was immediately embraced by me and my family and pronounced "EL-VAD". The job of the LVAD as a partial heart pump would restore my circulation to near-normal proportions and in turn bring to me a level of stamina that would make me live more comfortably while being able to walk long distances without resting. I was now offered a possibility to live a bit longer than originally diagnosed and to live long enough to be "bridged" until a heart transplant.<br />
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On November 22, 2009, 6 weeks after my widow-maker heart attack, I was on the operating table to receive open-heart surgery where the LVAD would be implanted into my chest and grafted to my heart. I was in it to defeat the odds. My odds were in my favor as my surgery was performed by a superstar surgeon named Dr Naka... assisted by Dr Takayama at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.<br />
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5 years later, I have no complaints nor concerns. Adjusting to the new norm was relatively easy for me as I know that in any type of battle, big or small, victory always is the outcome when one realizes that the actual battle is 90% mental approach.<br />
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The last 5 years has have been a blessed ride for me. I have seen the LVAD community grow from small to big. I have seen advances in LVAD technology soar as each year passes and I am witnessing more and more folks receiving LVADs and given their second chances as I did.<br />
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In closing, I would ultimately like to thank my donor family. Their Its name is THORATEC... the companly that makes my Heartmate II LVAD. Every Thoratec employee from the very top to the very bottom (and I've literally met 100s) has showed me a passion and pride that wants to provide the end user, the patient, the person receiving the LVAD, A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.<br />
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Dr Bonoan...<br />
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Thank you From The Bottom Of My LVAD!<br />
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And the good saga marches on...FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-82222478981451460472014-09-13T18:39:00.000-04:002014-09-13T18:51:59.659-04:00Well Done THORATEC! Heartmate III GOES INTO TRIAL!Yes I haven't posted in a very long time.<br>
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Yes I have driven my FIRST New York to Cali back to NY road trip since doing 4 of them, pre-LVAD back in 2009.<br>
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Yes I have driven my SECOND New York to Cali back to NY road trip THIS YEAR!<br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yes I have driven my THIRD New York to Cali back to NY road trip THIS YEAR! </span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yes I AM HAPPY THAT THORATEC FORGES ON WITH LVAD DEVELOPMENT, OFFERING FOLKS A SECOND CHANCE to forge on with their lives with reinstated STAMINA.</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">NOPE, im not dead... If I am then this place where I have been for over a year must be heaven. </span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I send out BIG HEARTFELT apologies to those who have followed my blog and were left hanging on how I was... I really didnt consider posting what I have been doing because my email is up on the top of this blog header and felt i would keep in touch with those who directly contacted me.</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Quite frankly I needed a break... A true "SABbatical" (we will explain in another future post that my SABbatical entailed running away and joining a flying circus in a community where all are judged by the WHO in them and not the WHAT!) I spent myself to the point i needed to Enjoy the LVAD That i was blessed with for myself and only myself... i almost literally (but not really LOL )have lived an LVAD-FREE life.</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> As my blog's theme indicates... </span><br>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I poured my whole self into helping folks start LVAD support groups, promote Online Support groups... Advocate for and spoke of my firsthand experiences with LVAD LIFE. I tried to bring humor to the daily forefront in accepting our NEW NORM with the LVAD... the wires and its gadgets. I visited LVAD patients in hospitals in several states... Spoke to potential LVAD recipients... Participated and was invited to many Annual Meetings, Summits, symposiums, meet-ups... Interviews, many memorial services for those LVADers who fought the good fight til their last breath... </span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I have even participated at COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN on a year long study on how slowing the RPMs of an LVAD affects The brain. This SCORR study mapped my brain and will or has helped other LVADers and Stroke victims...</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We have reached LVADers and the Health sector on a domestic and international level. I have met many good folks fighting the same good fight as I am. I poured my soul in helping all that came my way and at the same time i was helping myself in an effort to thank those that have given me a quality of life that is miraculous! Just to mention a few... Dr Yofi Naka and Columbia Presbyterian LVAD team... THORATEC and my family... I can go on and on with thanks but for now I'd rather keep this post as a quick catch up. </span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lastly, because I can go on and on and on :-) I have also Stood up against bullies and Egos that tend to interfere with our special LVAD community that I call HOME... So as you see, I selfishly deemed myself accomplished and took a well deserved long vacation from LVAD Advocacy. </span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Finally on another LVADer's Life's progression... former VP Cheney has written a book on his Heart failure experience... I havent read it yet but hope he mentions his HeartMate II ! Here is his interview itinerary that I received through an email: </span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As you may have heard, former Vice President Dick Cheney has written a new book about his 35-year battle with heart disease. Two chapters of the book are about Mr. Cheney’s experience with HeartMate II, which was implanted in 2010 and supported him until he received a heart transplant in 2012. The book is called “Heart: An American Medical Odyssey<<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-American-Medical-Odyssey-ebook/dp/B00BSBR6Y8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382144257&sr=8-1&keywords=cheney+heart" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors="true">http://www.amazon.com/Heart-American-Medical-Odyssey-ebook/dp/B00BSBR6Y8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382144257&sr=8-1&keywords=cheney+heart</a>>,” and he wrote it with his daughter and his cardiologist.<br><br>Mr. Cheney plans to speak on a number of TV shows this week, starting with an interview on <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors="true">60 Minutes with Dr. Sanjay Gupta</a>. We encourage you to tune in, and to let your friends and families know about the broadcasts.<br><br>Some of the shows currently scheduled to feature Mr. Cheney this week are:<br><br>60 Minutes. CBS, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Sunday, Oct 20 at 7:30 pm ET</a>/PT (following NFL Football) - Preview<<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50157418n" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors="true">http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50157418n</a>><br>The Today Show. NBC, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Monday, Oct 21.</a> Check your local listings for time - Preview<<a href="http://www.today.com/books/dick-cheney-i-said-goodbye-family-heart-surgery-8C11409516" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors="true">http://www.today.com/books/dick-cheney-i-said-goodbye-family-heart-surgery-8C11409516</a>><br>The Dr. Oz Show. <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Wednesday, Oct 23.</a> Check your local listings or<a href="http://doctoroz.com/" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors="true">DoctorOz.com</a><<a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors="true">http://www.doctoroz.com/</a>> for local station and time - Preview<<a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/dick-cheney-exclusive" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors="true">http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/dick-cheney-exclusive</a>></span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AND THE GOOD GOOD SAGA CONTINUES ;-)... </span><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Uovq39QFanw/UmRGvtNMy1I/AAAAAAAAA4c/czFowpGp7SE/s640/blogger-image-1251994250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Uovq39QFanw/UmRGvtNMy1I/AAAAAAAAA4c/czFowpGp7SE/s640/blogger-image-1251994250.jpg"></a></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-26762621601542374482012-06-10T06:49:00.000-04:002012-06-10T06:49:33.646-04:002 Years And 7 Months... LVAD Life As I Know It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the risk of sounding redundant, quality of life couldnt be better for me. I often think of how I felt prior to my LVAD implant in November 2009. It is like night and day. From very short distances of walking to almost unlimited amounts of walking. I have gone from a tentative Iron Man to a one that pushes my limits in an effort that safely tests my LVAD limits and my own Native Heart.<br />
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In FACT 2 days ago my wife and I walked close to 8 miles throughout Manhattan with approximately 3 1/2 miles of walking on the High Line in the Meat Packing District. if you dont know what the High Line is, visit here: <a href="http://www.highline.org/">www.HighLine.Org</a><br />
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The High Line is truly an Oasis located on a former elevated Train line that the Meat Packing District used for deliveries. It stands to be the most beautiful and innovative Boardwalk that I have ever walked on. Views of the NYC and NJ skylines as well as interactive displays of nature... nestled between a beautifully landscape walk of Art, flowers, trees, grass, water. The scent of the flowers almost blanket the entire walk from end to end. there is also a "river inspired" water display that tricks the mind into thinking we are at a river bank :-)<br />
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So, without my HeartMate II / LVAD things such as this i couldnt enjoy. I am blessed to be able to reap from the benefits of my HeartMate II<br />
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<br />FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-51765619451731130952012-02-19T15:44:00.002-05:002012-02-19T15:51:22.715-05:00EVEN THROUGH STORMY DAYS THE HEARTMATE II LVAD GIVES ME MY SUNSHINE :-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8nR6nu3sF3Q/T0FctxtSZyI/AAAAAAAAAqw/L-oN7PfIKDA/s1600/photoLVAD.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8nR6nu3sF3Q/T0FctxtSZyI/AAAAAAAAAqw/L-oN7PfIKDA/s320/photoLVAD.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div>SOME LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES (LVAD) LOOK LIKE "DOOR KNOBS" OR OLD AUTOMOTIVE WATER PUMPS... MY HEARTMATE II RESEMBLES A MINATURE VERSION OF THE PLUMBING UNDER MY BATHROOM SINK. I AM BLESSED AS I CAN NOT IMAGINE LIFE WITH OUT MY "LVADone"... THE NAME I HAVE GIVEN TO MY LVAD. WHY LVADone? BECAUSE IF THE PRESIDENT FLIES IN AIRFORCEone OR MARINEone... I HAVE LVADone PROTECTING ME THROUGH MY DAYS... MY LIFE... MY LVADone!!!<br />
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As Valentines Day is here, i would like to emphasize my Love for my Wife and for my Family on Valentines Day 2012. However MORE importantly is the fact that our BIGGEST SWEETHEART should be our own hearts and those with heart failure... what remains of our functioning heart should be treated well. Loved! Respected! TREATED to healthiest diets possible. And last but not least our Hearts should be walked and if possible... exercised to Healthier and stronger limits.<br />
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I have an LVAD which means my Left Ventricle is in dire need of assistance from my Ventricular Device... The LVAD. I am so blessed to be in the age of the implanted LVAD and to live another day to make a difference.<br />
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I OWE IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY HEART TO KEEP IT AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE as my <strong>HeartMate II</strong> <u>is taking care of the Left side chores</u>... :-)<br />
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<strong>Happy Valentines Day to My Wife,Mom,</strong><br />
<strong>Daughter,Son-in-law,grandson1,grandson2,Son1,Son2,Sisters and Families, My Extended Family, Friends, My LVAD FAMILY, Dr B and his Family, Columbia New York Presbyterian Hospital Family and to my Thoratec Family.</strong>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-40358392484603525032012-02-04T23:25:00.001-05:002017-04-15T09:27:07.336-04:00LVADone BECOMES "LVAD PRESLEY" FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY LVAD LP HEARTMATE HOTEL/Thanks to Thoratec<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY TIME IN LAS VEGAS AS I ALONG WITH THE BIONIC BRIDE AND DENNIS HALL WERE SURPRISE GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE ANNUAL THORATEC meeting. There were approximately 200 Thoratec employees on hand.<br />
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The lights were dim, the stage was dark as the three of us walked up to the stage. A video of the three of us were playing on screens behind us. Some of the 200 employees recognized our silhouettes in dark as we walked in. I was obvious with my hat :-) Ally Smith Babineaux AKA The Bionic Bride was recognized with her long hair and dress. We even heard from the audience... "thats The Bionic Bride... That's "From The Bottom Of My LVAD". THEN THE LIGHTS came on.<br />
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After the standing ovation and cheers we sat down and began to notice a large number of Thoratec employees crying! I was amazed from the outpouring of LOVE that came from Thoratec... and we hadn't even begun to speak! <br />
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During each of our on stage testimonials the audience reacted with applause, laughter and sniffles throughout. The three of us were stars in the eyes of Thoratec. We all felt that Thoratec holds each LVAD recipient/patient as stars in their own right, but we were blessed to be there to experience first hand and share it.<br />
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Throughout my days in Las Vegas, i was confronted by the Thoratec employees and was told which posts or pictures they loved from my blog. It was amazing as it seemed they knew my blog better than me :-) It was humbling to know that my Blog work was appreciated and followed<br />
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(And I always remember the words at Club Presby... by the most peaceful, philosophical and inspiring angels there... Pearl...<br />
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I said to Peral "goodbye, see you soon!" Pearl quickly quipped back in her confident and shining demeanor "I want to see you, but not for a very long time. If I see you soon, it means you will be back with problems. I want to see you but take your time and live.... enjoy... I will be here"<br />
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I often think of her words and kindness that she spreads. She has a beautiful gift that she lovingly embraces and shares with those who need it. )<br />
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FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-57985981853341251252012-01-15T23:31:00.004-05:002012-01-15T23:39:58.024-05:00From The Bottom Of My LVAD: OFFICIAL LOGO<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wY1ng9VnA1c/TxOpK-dAK3I/AAAAAAAAAqM/35Oc2z61gHo/s1600/ftbomLVAD.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698083959582239602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wY1ng9VnA1c/TxOpK-dAK3I/AAAAAAAAAqM/35Oc2z61gHo/s400/ftbomLVAD.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">From The Bottom Of My LVAD: Official Logo </span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">And The Good Saga Continues...</span></strong></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-8439381051782680882012-01-10T18:14:00.004-05:002012-01-10T18:22:53.605-05:00LIKE AN ASTRONAUT:AN LVAD HERO OF MINEThe Torios and I met two years ago Through this Blog when our LVAD journey began.<br /><br />How do you show people, that you have met through illlness and survival, that you are so thankful for their Love and Friendship? For me i am putting it in a piece of Art...<br /><br />WE LOVE YOU Cris and Suzanne :-)<br />Josh and Anne Marie<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XWT4y1j7ZRo/TwzGpHFSHDI/AAAAAAAAAqA/6nNN18xo6aQ/s1600/st2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696146038294977586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XWT4y1j7ZRo/TwzGpHFSHDI/AAAAAAAAAqA/6nNN18xo6aQ/s400/st2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...</span></strong></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-91629494525416392112012-01-01T23:06:00.006-05:002012-01-01T23:19:00.385-05:00RECOGNIZING DR DeBakey AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ujUMYv5mrU/TwEtmO3oWKI/AAAAAAAAAp0/zlWCDRpcCFg/s1600/capnPump.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692881538822723746" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ujUMYv5mrU/TwEtmO3oWKI/AAAAAAAAAp0/zlWCDRpcCFg/s400/capnPump.JPG" /></a> Something goofy i wanted to work on and here it is :-) HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL... 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THANK YOU COLUMBIA NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL AND THORATEC...<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">...THANK YOU FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...</span></strong></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-24391538394476256432011-12-25T06:12:00.005-05:002011-12-25T06:46:45.432-05:00Gabe J Erhenstein A Quiet And Humble LVAD HERO Until The Very End<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TlgzKiUbM0w/TvcKYw_RJjI/AAAAAAAAAog/mwVN4SWqPj8/s1600/gabee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690028074789316146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TlgzKiUbM0w/TvcKYw_RJjI/AAAAAAAAAog/mwVN4SWqPj8/s400/gabee.jpg" /></a> After sitting 30 days of Shiva for Gabe, I am still at a loss, so many questions to be answered. Wondering of the mishaps that occured during a night of celebration. No one is to blame, Not Gabe nor his wife Lori. No blame on his friends, Doctors or hospital. Gabe was in a PERFECT CIRCLE of divine love and safety... but still slipped through and into the unknown that eventually took him from this earth. His death wasnt directly LVAD failure... he devoted his life to design a better LVAD for those in the future...<br /><br />It was just his time, no other way to rationalize it. He accomplished great things before and after his LVAD and will live on as an LVAD Hero.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...</span></strong></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-15741919414927224362011-12-25T03:22:00.005-05:002011-12-25T03:32:33.286-05:00RUDOLPH THE LVAD REINDEER SPOTTED IN NYC<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gWBAm_veAys/TvbdqEcK2hI/AAAAAAAAAoU/pufsjOPyaEM/s1600/MERRYchristmas2012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689978894045338130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gWBAm_veAys/TvbdqEcK2hI/AAAAAAAAAoU/pufsjOPyaEM/s400/MERRYchristmas2012.jpg" /></a> TO ALL THOSE THAT KEEPS ME SPINNING AND THE GREEN GLOW OF LIFE SHINNING; TO ALL THAT HAVE SUPPORTED, LOVED AND HUGGED ME; TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE INSPIRED AND TAUGHT ME; AND TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE NOT... GOD BLESS YOU...</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">AND THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...<br /></span></strong><br /></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-45680605539723244422011-12-23T05:40:00.005-05:002011-12-23T05:49:09.832-05:00Dear Wife,Mom,Family,Friends,Columbia New York Presbyterian and Thoratec... THANK YOU!!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4KLAGUd3WuY/TvRaqQttZhI/AAAAAAAAAoI/UWNFdlgFisg/s1600/Thoratecaddress.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689271911363470866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4KLAGUd3WuY/TvRaqQttZhI/AAAAAAAAAoI/UWNFdlgFisg/s400/Thoratecaddress.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Thank You for Fighting The Good Fight and saving lives with your gifts, dicipline and passion. I will never run out of ways to thank you. Not a Single Day goes by that I dont wake up and I Thank you! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">And The Good Saga Continues...</span></strong></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-46745994100635717412011-12-02T22:54:00.009-05:002016-09-25T00:42:31.572-04:00AND THE GOOD (LVAD) SAGA CONTINUES IN AARP MAGAZINE By Peter Jaret<div align="center">
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<em>When damage to the heart is irreversible, as in most cases of congestive heart failure, the pump can buy time until a donor organ is available for a heart transplant. Before he suffered a heart attack at age 47, Michael-Joshua Morris, of New York City, was exceptionally active. After his heart attack, he couldn't walk more than 10 steps without gasping for breath and leaning on his wife, Anne Marie. Two years ago he had the device implanted. "What the heart attack took away from me, the LVAD gave back to me," says Morris, who still hopes to undergo a heart transplant.</em></div>
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<em>But most recipients shrug off the inconveniences. "Sure, you've got a wire coming out of your gut, and batteries to worry about, and all that," says Morris. "I'm a Yankees fan, and someone once asked me if I felt as if my life was at the bottom of the ninth inning, two outs, bases loaded. The way I put it, my life is in extra innings. If I'd had my heart attack eight years ago, I wouldn't be alive. What can I be but grateful?" </em></div>
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FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-57926002552777344282011-11-25T02:12:00.005-05:002011-11-25T02:27:28.248-05:00HEARTMATES TOO WITH THE HEARTMATE II / "LIVING THE NEW NORM HAPPILY!"<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fUWcsrRhR0k/Ts8_-bCWIAI/AAAAAAAAAns/blB1LCivr58/s1600/meandmybaby.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 332px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678827996779520002" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fUWcsrRhR0k/Ts8_-bCWIAI/AAAAAAAAAns/blB1LCivr58/s400/meandmybaby.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>WHO HAS THE LVAD?</strong></span> </div><br />Look carefully, the ugly one in the grey hat has the LVAD :-)... Me! My driveline exits my body, yet for a moment, my wife gives me a break wearing my batteries and controller. My whole family plays a roll in living the NEW NORM with me ! My wife and family and my LVAD... Living the new norm happily :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...<br /></span></div></span></strong>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-32738386318128427542011-11-23T14:45:00.007-05:002011-11-23T14:58:02.801-05:00My Second Year Anniversary With The LVAD... Has Me Thinking NASCAR. Unlimited Thanks To ALL My Supporters And Sponsors :-)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LSdrmhDMcHY/Ts1N44inluI/AAAAAAAAAnM/nWTgNZLiIOo/s1600/protoLVADONEa1ANascar.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678280344829662946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LSdrmhDMcHY/Ts1N44inluI/AAAAAAAAAnM/nWTgNZLiIOo/s400/protoLVADONEa1ANascar.bmp" /></a><br />For the Past 2 years, countless people, institutions and companies have made me what I am today... A THANKFUL, productive and Loving citizen within society... as time goes on... i will add to this post with stories of the folks who have restored my life for me and my Family!!! THANK YOU Thank you thank you!!!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...</span></strong></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625999599642317298.post-86620579253611521492011-11-19T17:50:00.009-05:002011-11-19T21:25:22.620-05:00Understanding The Thoratec HeartMate II LVAD: A VISUAL PERSPECTIVE<div align="center"><strong>The inner works that keep "The Good Saga Continuing..."</strong><br /><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pj6BpqY61VI/TsgzHKiMLoI/AAAAAAAAAm0/ox3WkKehcpg/s1600/0720-sci-DOCSweb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 363px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676843528480370306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pj6BpqY61VI/TsgzHKiMLoI/AAAAAAAAAm0/ox3WkKehcpg/s400/0720-sci-DOCSweb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJL8GyK-Izk/TsgzAc69VbI/AAAAAAAAAmo/tFlM69T-524/s1600/heart-device.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676843413157008818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJL8GyK-Izk/TsgzAc69VbI/AAAAAAAAAmo/tFlM69T-524/s400/heart-device.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...<br /></span></strong><br /><br /></div>FromTheBottomOfMyLVADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744474486591345272noreply@blogger.com0