FromTheBottomOfMyLVAD With A Thoratec HeartMate II

A Group Of Professionals Like Mythological Giants With Viking Proportions Came To Save My Life. (NOTE: BLOGSPOT has dissapointed me for ...

The Pearl of Club Presby aka Columbia Presbyterian Hospital As I mentioned in a 2012 post, there is a person who offers unconditi...

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...

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 h...

It's been some time since I last posted; I've been keeping busy, living happy, chasing dreams... #Thoratec + #ROLLERFLY + #LVAD = ...

So far, 5 extra years of life was were given to me by a bunch of Gods, Magicians and Genies. In 2009 I had a silent heart attack.  No tell...

Yes I haven't posted in a very long time. Yes I have received a lot of emails asking if I am ok? Yes I have not been on my personal ...

MERRY CHRISTMAS THORATEC CORPORATION!!! Thank you for the 4 extra years of flying!!! 😎 MERRY CHRISTMAS THORATEC! Thank you for    Giving...

What's An LVAD!?!?!   NOVEMBER 23, 2009 I had my 1st LVAD IMPLANT. NOVEMBER 22, 2011 I had my 2nd LVAD IMPLANT. ...

WHERE HAS TIME GONE? Over a year since I posted last! Wowwww. Doesn't seem it! now I know why I have received messages and emails as...

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 Nove...

SOME LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES (LVAD) LOOK LIKE "DOOR KNOBS" OR OLD AUTOMOTIVE WATER PUMPS... MY HEARTMATE II RESEMBLES A MI...

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 importantl...

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 THO...

From The Bottom Of My LVAD: Official Logo And The Good Saga Continues...

The Torios and I met two years ago Through this Blog when our LVAD journey began. How do you show people, that you have met through illlness...

Something goofy i wanted to work on and here it is :-) HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL... I AM BLESSED FOR A BETTER LIFE BECAUSE OF MY LVAD. THANK YO...

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 duri...

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 ...

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. No...

X The Morris' pictured here in front of Yankee Stadium, are enjoying 'extra innings' in life. Photo by Gina Levay Below ...

WHO HAS THE LVAD? Look carefully, the ugly one in the grey hat has the LVAD :-)... Me! My driveline exits my body, yet for a moment, my wi...

For the Past 2 years, countless people, institutions and companies have made me what I am today... A THANKFUL, productive and Loving citizen...

The inner works that keep "The Good Saga Continuing..." AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...

The Noble person who had my life and heart in his hands. Dr Naka The Selfless Surgeon (Great Name For A TV SHOW) This is My Wife, Me and My ...

I was Sharon Nesmith's Last patient: After 15 years... Time for a Career Change :-) Congratulations Sharon and good luck in your new ve...

To me this translates into The LVAD Leaving Its Pioneering Stage and the better understanding of -WHAT Works And What Doesn't Work- Rega...

HAPPY HAPPY HALOWEEN TO MY FAMILY/FRIENDS AND THE FOLKS THAT KEEP ME GOING AND GOING AND GOING... :-) AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...

Beneath the baseball jersey you will still find 2 lithium batteries and and a system controller worn at the waist AND the LVAD implanted in...

Shown here is Former VP Cheney at an interview showing his LVAD 14 Hour Batteries. He also removed one of his 2 required batteries... showi...

The best "Catch" of my lifetime is Thoratec's Heartmate II LVAD. Left with no stamina after a massive Heart attack, 2 years ag...

2 years ago i had a Widow-Maker of a heart attack. I couldnt walk more than 5 feet without gasping for air and resting from being too tired ...

Having an “LVAD Implant” myself and with the notion that this may sound strange to most… I feel that THORATEC is concurrently (as close to b...

Deena Burnett raising the flag for her Husband Tom Burnett Jr. A Hero for all times... One heard of the many heroes from that horrible day ...

Although I have posted this before on my Blog, it is certainly worthy of a double post on my blog :-) as a Double-LVAD was designed to prolo...

THIS POST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS as we had taken many Photos of this day. 1st and foremost I will start with one of the most important to me....

What is the link between my LVAD and September 11 th 2001? To sum it up... I AM ALIVE! Ive outlived the VILE ORGANISM THEY CALLED " O...

✈ ▌▌NeverForget ✈ ▌▌ We Will ✈ ▌▌NeverForget ✈ ▌▌ WE WILL ✈ ▌▌NeverForget ✈ ▌▌ EVER!!! AND TODAY THE GOOD SAGA... IS SUSPENDED!

AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...

Vice President Cheney reflects back on the weeks leading up to his LVAD implant, mentioning his HeartMate II... VIDEO HERE: http:...

Former Vice President disconnects one HeartMate II Lithium LVAD battery, showing how intricately safe the battery back-up system can be.... ...