I have a “bicuspid aortic valve” in my heart. In regular English, that means my heart only has two parts to the aortic valve, and it’s supposed to have three. What that means is that my aortic valve has to work harder. And it’s prone to more problems than a normal heart. And that also means the strength of my heart was compromised from … Read the rest…
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I remember when, back in 1998, a renowned neurosurgeon told Elgielene and me to “get your affairs in order.” Have you ever been told that? It’s like somebody just dropped a heavy, dark blanket over your head. And I’ll get back to the neurosurgeon in a minute. But first, let’s talk about my deformed heart. Uh-huh, my deformed heart was discovered after that “affairs” … Read the rest…
There are lots of different kinds of heart problems. Everybody suffers from one kind or another. Everybody. For example…I was born with a deformed heart. My “condition” is called “bicuspid aortic valve.” Where a normal heart has 3 parts to the aortic valve, mine has only 2. So, it tends to be what one doctor described to me as “leaky.” And it doesn’t push … Read the rest…