Hello, my dear friends. I have updated my site 8/21/2011, so check out my new pages!!
I have also added some pictures to some of the pages. You can now go to my contact page and put in your email address to get notified of GET UPDATES THROUGH EMAIL, by clicking here.


Age: 43
Procedure: Quadruple Bypass Surgery, Open Heart Surgery or more  commonly known as CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery).

Unexpectedly, on 2/26/2010, I went through Open Heart Quadruple Bypass Surgery at the age of 43. While my family was in the waiting room, my husband received a call from from surgery; informing him that the surgeons were having a hard time getting my heart started. The Doctor kept saying, "it's just...her heart is so very tired”.  The last option for the doctors to use was an intra aortic balloon pump, to keep my heart pumping, which stayed in for two days. The heart pump worked, and thankfully I survived.

After 19 days in the hospital, coming home was followed by desperately searching for information on other people's recovery and journey through healing from the physical as well as the emotional aspect of this surgery. I could find amazing amounts information on the technical side of Open Heart Surgery, but realized there was limited personal stories about the recovery.

I am creating this place hopefully to help others going through the different stages of healing and partially to assist in my own healing and evolution. As I now look back at these stages in my life I realize this has been a challenge that is ever evolving me as a person, not only my physical aspect but my outlook on life, myself and others. As you find and venture through this website, I hope you will make it your home as well, home to vent, grieve, grow and evolve in your own expansion of life. 

Through my different pages, I hope you can feel that you are not alone in this journey. Each person has their own Open Heart Surgery recovery experience and everyone heals differently. That being said, this was just my experience, some have had it much easier and others had a much more difficult time. Recovery is a tough journey but you will make it through and you will find yourself whole and healthy again. Please visit my following pages to read about my struggles and my triumphs, my journey back to life after Open Heart, Quadruple Bypass Surgery.

If you want to see more about me click here, About Me, or you can jump right in my story by clicking here,  Chest Pain - Inhaler Prescribed.

I am constantly adding pages that share my story of recovery, so sign up for my newsletter on my contact page. I would also love to hear from you, so please send me a comment on my Contact Me Page.

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Love and light to you all on your own journey,

Debbie