FromTheBottomOfMyLVAD With A Thoratec HeartMate II

An LVAD Recipient's Perspective:

11 November 2010

Respect Our Veterans

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With or Without the LVAD, We all must appreciate our Veterans and our serving Military for the Freedom and Protection they provide. A few ye...
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31 October 2010

A True Bridge That Restores Life... LVAD Stamina

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I wish that no one had to live with an LVAD; however if your life comes to the point where you are presented with the choice of an LVAD impl...
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The Great LVAD Pumpkin

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN :-) AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES... Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.4
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30 October 2010

MY LUCKY NUMBERS

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Some folks have lucky numbers... and some folks have lucky numbers. These numbers represent my LVAD PUMP's performance and how my own b...
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29 October 2010

LVADone@Gmail.com

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AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES... Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.4
26 October 2010

If President Lincoln had An LVAD...

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"If President Lincoln had An LVAD..." What I am trying to say here is... It is always best to do your homework in making the LVAD ...
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20 October 2010

Is Your Cardiologist And Or LVAD Team Suggesting Flu Shot?

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Last week... 1st time in my life, I got the Flu shot. And the Good Saga Continues...
18 October 2010

TO SUBWAY PLATFORM My LVAD HAD TO CLIMB 2 STEEP FLIGHTS OF STEPS

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2 flights like pictured, one right after another and not outta breath! And The Good Saga Continues... Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.3
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Thoratec Headquarters

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Thoratec HQ... makers of the Heartmate II... Employee/Company morale is impressive. AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES... Published ...

New York Yankees, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital And The LVAD Are Unbeatable Team

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And the good saga continues... New York Yankees, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital And The LVAD Are Unbeatable MVP Team ;-) Published with Blog...
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15 October 2010

SAME LVAD RODEO, DIFFERENT SPIN

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Photo below is dedicated to the Bionic Bride!!! Holding the HeartMate II LVAD replica. The LVAD... the inside look ;-) This Nurse/Doctor is...
11 October 2010

Care-Givers are true Warriors :-)

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LVAD Care-Givers/Spouses are the true Warriors of LOVE:-) And The Good Saga Continues...

NEW Photos Of Former Vice President Cheney Making Giant LVAD Step October 2010

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I have been following the Former Vice President's LVAD story on a daily basis since the news broke in mid July. I too have an LVAD, and ...
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07 October 2010

Former Vice President Cheney Back Into Public Speaking With The LVAD! Back In Business!

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(Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) Below post is from the Wall Street Journal Online: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/10/04/dick-che...
01 October 2010

Me, My LVAD And A BAT :-) The Video!

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Left ventricular assist device made by Thoratec Saved and restored my life. The LVAD that I have is a HeartMate II. Its purpose is to bypass...
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29 September 2010

The General's General, The One You Want Leading The Good Fight For Your Cause.

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Margaret Flannery was the first from " LVAD Nation " to meet with me and my wife. With patience Margaret explained in depth about...
28 September 2010

Columbia Presbyterian Hospital VAD SUPPORT GROUP September 28 2010

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Today's LVAD Lunch & Learn series proved to be very productive. 1st on the agenda was Thoratec Product Update presented by Teri Ga...
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27 September 2010

2nd LVAD LUNCH AND LEARN

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2nd LVAD LUNCH and LEARN... They are great as it focuses on the LVAD recipient/patient/care-givers/Families ONLY! The last one pulled in ove...
26 September 2010

Large LVAD Community Cheering Vice President Cheney

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After attending the HeartMate II Ambassador Summit in Pleasanton, California, I was constantly asked how VP Cheney is faring. I only know a...
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24 September 2010

“What can we do to make THORATEC better?” My answer was “ Build ALOT more LVADs. Save more lives”

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Every since the LVAD was implanted in me, I have adopted the phrase “And the good saga continues…”. So all along my “good saga”, THORATEC ha...
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22 September 2010

My LVAD INFO-Card

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For the past several months, I have been handing these inf0-cards out. FRONT: REAR: I have been handing these cards out for the pastr sev...
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18 September 2010

I am who I am TODAY because of a lot people and their passion. Let's start here...

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This Wednesday at 5am, My Wife, Rosie and I are flying off to California. We are attending Thoratec's HeartMate2 Patient Ambassador Summ...
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13 September 2010

Dick Cheney: ‘Doing a Lot of Physical Therapy’ After Heart Surgery—but Hoping to Go Fishing Real Soon, Says Daughter Liz

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Here are excerpts from a BlogRadio interview with Liz Cheney Dick Cheney: ‘Doing a Lot of Physical Therapy’ After Heart Surgery—but Hoping t...
03 September 2010

THE LVAD IN AN ILLUSTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE

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And The Good Saga Continues...
01 September 2010

My LVAD Experience Response Letter To A Daughter Whose Dad Is Post-Op with LVAD HeartMate ll

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My LVAD Experience Response Letter To A Daughter Whose Dad Is Post-Op With LVAD HeartMate ll : "As you stated my case is different than...
26 August 2010

Because there is an LVAD, today is my Birthday! From The Bottom Of My LVAD... Thank You!

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Because there is an LVAD, today is my Birthday! Thanks to ALL that made this happen! From The Bottom Of My LVAD... Thank you And the good s...
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24 August 2010

Vice President Dick Cheney Postpones September 2010 Scheduled Engagement

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"Vice President :-) We Are All Routing for you!!!" FromTheBottomOfMyLVAD ALL INFO AND PHOTO BELOW IS "REPRINTED" FROM ...

Palimed.org Adresses The LVAD

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I only knew the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) existed just one week prior to my LVAD implant / surgery. 11 days later... I was home...
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AS THE LVAD SPINS... The LVAD Links Its Recipients Into A Special Community

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Since i started this blog, folks come to me with questions about the LVAD. By no means am i an expert, nor medical professional. I am a very...
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