Darlin, the surgery is scary -- but probably more so for the people who love the person under the knife than the person actually riding that elephant down hill. (As Catspaw says, all you have to do is hang on.) But you are going to come out of it soooooooooo much better. It's amazing what a little bit of oxygen circulating in the blood does!

It's been just a week past a year since Tom had his valve job, tune-up and electrical work done -- aortic valve replaced and, while they were in the vicinity, they fixed the tri-cuspid, too. I'm sure your Dream Team will fix everything up just fine.

We'll be thinking good thoughts and sending all kinds of positive energy your way and we hope your recovery will go as smoothly a and quickly as Tom's.

Love ya lots,
Linn