Surgery Update

Thank you all so very much for your thoughts & prayers. My sister Donna came through her surgery with flying colors & is doing well. They put in a small mechanical valve which will hopefully fix the problem. Thanks to God for hearing all of our prayers. I'm sure that Donna will have a speedy recovery as she hates to be cooped up for very long. Once again, thanks for all your thoughts & prayers. I really do appreciate them.

Please pray for my sister Donna who is having surgery today!

Please pray for my sister Donna. She had a mild heart attack last Thursday and this afternoon she is having open heart surgery to replace her aeortic heart valve.

Could you also say a prayer for Donna’s husband & their two beautiful daughters (& their families) who are having a difficult time watching Donna having to go through all of this.

Thanks so much for your thoughts & prayers. They are appreciated.

Please Say A Prayer for my Sister

My sister Donna had a heart attack early yesterday afternoon and her husband rushed her to the hospital. She’s ok and they are keeping her in the hospital for a few days to monitor her to make sure that she doesn’t have another one.

Donna recently found out that she is going to have to have heart surgery to repair the main heart valve that was destroyed by radiation that she underwent over 20 years ago to fight breast cancer. A couple of years ago she found out that she would have to have heart surgery at some point in the next few years to repair this valve. The surgeons were hoping that it she’d be ok for a few years & at the time surgery wasn’t necessary. After having a heart spell a few months ago & ending up in emergency she learnt that she’d have to have the heart surgery within the next few months.

Donna’s been undergoing various Pre-Op testing to determine what needs to be done to repair this heart valve. Hopefully this heart attack doesn’t slow down the surgeon setting a date for her surgery. I know how anxious she is to get this over & done with so that she can get on with her life.

Could you also say a prayer for Donna’s husband & their two beautiful daughters (& their families) who are having a really difficult time watching Donna having to go through all of this.

Thank you so much for your prayers. I know that prayers help and we need all the help we can get to help Donna get through this recent heart attack & her upcoming heart surgery.

Happy 5th Birthday Dakota (June 14th)

It’s hard to believe that another of my adorable great nieces, Dakota is 5 years old today. I remember the year she was born. On the 13th of June, I underwent knee surgery to have a torn cartilage in my left knee removed as well as an arthroscopy done. The day after my knee surgery, Dakota was born and then on the 15th of June, my mother underwent knee replacement surgery.

Now 5 yrs later I’m waiting to see my surgeon next month to set the date for my total knee replacement surgery to be done. I’ve already been through all the pre-op testing and have been given the go ahead from the cardiologist. I’ll be so glad when this is over & done with. Not just my surgery but my sister, Dakota’s “Ga Ga” (Grandma) is awaiting a date to have heart surgery done. She has to undergo a valve replacement. Needless to say it’s been a busy spring with us both undergoing various Pre-Op testing, a surprise 60th birthday party for her husband Rick as well as all these other family birthdays. Looks like our summer or fall will be spent recuperating from our surgeries (and birthday's).

Well Dakota's is the last of the little one’s birthdays until December when Jaden’s birthday comes along. I couldn’t let my adorable little great niece’s birthday go by without wishing her a wonderful birthday.

Happy Birthday to you dear Dakota. Here’s wishing you a very happy 5th birthday. I hope that all your birthday wishes & dreams come true.

I love you
Aunt Diane

Happy 2nd Birthday Dallas (June 8th)

Here’s wishing my sweet little great nephew Dallas a very Happy 2nd Birthday. It doesn’t seem possible that 2 years have gone by already. I hope that all your birthday wishes & dreams come true.

I love you
Aunt Diane