Happy Halloween!

Hello everyone,

Well it's all Hallows' eve and it's raining and gloomy here in SF. Elections are upon us and love is needed to heal the world. Fortunately for me I am constantly surrounded by love, light and positive healing energy from all of my family and friends. And the healing is going great but there are a few glitches.

I went to see my cardiologist on Monday as a follow up to my open heart surgery and as a post op from my ankle surgery. My heart is fine. My ankle is healing rather miraculously fast and I feel great! But, she put a little scare in my when she said that my coumadin levels were not in the range that they need to be for the safe working of my new mechanical valve.

Coumadin is a medication that I have to take to thin my blood. My blood has to be within a certain level to keep the blood flowing freely and smoothly through the new valve. If the blood isn't thin enough there is a risk of getting a clot or of too much pressure pushing against the platstic parts of the valve and could cause the valve to break and, well it would be the end of Jesse and we know him.

My Cardiologist said that I should not have been released from the hospital without my blood levels in the acceptable range. But I was and that the normal protocol is Hospitalization for at least 2 days until the levels are normalized for the valve function.

I don't want to go back into the hospital and I told her so and wanted to know what my options were. She said that uping the dosages of my medication should do the trick along with twice daily under the skin shots. And we'll check the levels again Friday (Tomorrow) and if they are in renge great but if not I will have to be admitted into the hospital to have IV administered medication for 2 days or however long it takes to get my blood thinned.

I'll do whatever my doctors need me to do but I am so tired of being in the hospital and I am so looking forward to getting back to my massage work as well as getting back into the gym and, well just being able to take care of my self!

Again it's been such a challege to get through this ankle operation but adding another level of obstacles of my new heart parts is doubly so. But it's been made much more managible with the help of my loving friends and family.

I am looking forward to getting back on my feet and getting onward through the Holidays and bringing in a new and amazing new year full of positive creations of love, light, and happiness with new and old friends and family.

There are so many friends that have projects brewing all around me which I know will be so successful, and that are being manifested in such a way that helps to nurture and embrace all who come into contact with them with postiveness and light and appreciation for their creations.

One such friend is Tony Cero who has a business called Cake creations in San Jose click on this link to see him in a televised segment with Jan Whal on KRON channel 4. Tony has over the years blessed me and my friends and family with delicious baked hugs that warm the soul.

http://www.kron.com/global/Category.asp?C=144663 "My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding" part 5

Another great amazing soul is my friend Gigi. I work with he occassionally with Greg Angelo's Velocity Circus. She's a face and body paint artist. She won 1st prize last year at the international face and body painting competition in Amsterdam. Here is her website...

http://www.supergigi.net/

Gigi is always a breath of fresh air and always lifts my spirits with her loving energy. She is an exraordiary woman and I hope that all of you can meet her if you haven't already.

There are many many more friends to acknowledge and honor here and I will continue to update you all on all of life's wonderful opportunities that bring us all closer together.

Love and Light, Jesse

October 18th, 2008

Hi All,

Well it's been a week and I'm still alive only not kicking just yet.

As fate would have it John and I had planned a trip to Italy this same week of my recovery from surgery. I had the option of having the surgery at the end of October but my ankle had started to really hurt more and more throughout the summer and I just couldn't wait any longer and something had to be sacrificed and it was Italy (for now).

John offered me him canceling the trip. I encouraged him to go. I knew that I would be cared for in his absence so I'm really glad that he took the time to go on this once in a lifetime trip with his dear friends from LA. We've been in contact every day and he's having a nice time. I'm glad that he's able to do this and not have to worry about me. It means a lot to me for him to do this!

I've had lots of great friends taking great care of me. And as I write this my sister Punkin is here taking very good care of me and Rudy. We're finally playing catch up after 7 month, which is when she was here during my open heart surgery. This is a photo of the healing proof by way of a minute scar from stem to sturnmum... ;-)

I have a friend here in San Fransico, Nick Aitken, who is cutting my hair and who is also a very talented photographer shooting fashion photos for local modeling agencies and offed to shoot me as a testement of the healing properties blessed upon me with the help of all the love that I recieve from you, my friends and family.

I know I'll be back at the top of my health and physical fitness in no time and I'll be able to keep in better step with my healthy lifestyle. I hope that I do ispire you but I want you to know that I have to give credit for all that I am and all that I can be, to an unseen power that is available to all of us. God has surely blessed me and I mirror all of that back to you!

I've got 3 more weeks on crutches so it's quite a challenge to stay put but I've got a lot of "Nurse Ratchet's" on hand. Now if I could only get any of them to dress in a cute Nurse maid outfit! Kent?..;-)

Angie Placado has been great. She brought me coffee each morning in the hospital alond with killer bran muffins that could double as weapons in a sling shot. She also brought lots of laughter and always brightens my day. I have to add that she even managed to get me a burrito even if it was 6 days after my request. We had a great laugh over that. Incidentally all the while she's been putting in crazy hours in her auto repair shop and training for her marathon which takes place tomorrow. Gook luck sunshine!

Kathy Clayton is another friend that I have to let every know has always been there for me in my health perils. She brought me a life saving hommade turkey and avocado sandwich and delicious soup. As we all know Hospital food sucks the big one. I didn't have a sliver of hospital food. It was repuslive actually. So Kathy, thank you thank you thank you!

Joe Pacetti has been a gem, How appropos since he's a Jeweler by trade. He brought over loads of goodies from his friends former bakery, Dianda's. Joe prepared a homemade meal one night of Meat loaf, Baked beans, mashed potatoes and biscuts. Then a homemade starwberry shortcake. It was delicious and was enjoyed by my dear friends Steven and Graham along with a friend of Joe. Thank you Joe once again for your care and big heart!

I also want to thank Brian Kohut for the delicious homemade chocolate Chip cookies. Yum yum yum. He brought them over with Jonathan for a quick visit the evening Joe cooked that delicious meal.

I have had plenty of visitor and company and many more to come so thanks for all you offers to help and companionship. I'm on the mends!

XOXO and Love and Light, Jesse

Modeling `Pics by Nick Aitken

Back Home

Hi Everyone,

I'm back home and will update the blog in another day or so as I can't be up and about just yet so I'll get a new photo so you can see that I'm okay.

Please feel free to drop me a line by email anytime!

XOXO, Jesse

Jesse doing well

Just came back from visiting Jesse in the hospital. All is well, though they have decided to keep him just one more night. Ugh! Everyone seems to think this one went well, so we are crossing our fingers that this is it. His pain is at manageable levels and he is in very good spirits. Only problem seems to be the hospital food, but we are bringing in his daily meals (and cookies) so he's a happy camper. Thanks for reading.

Hearts Beating that's a great sign

So here's the scoop as I have it now.

I go in tomorrow at 1PM and go into surgery around 2PM. It shoule be a 2 1/2 hour procedure. "Revision of Sub-talor fussion with bone graff taken from my ankkle and from my hip. 1 maybe 2 nights in the hospital for pain management and then to make sure that the coumadin levels are where they need to be before they will let me go home.

So this should all do the trick!

No need to worry. I'll be back on my own two feet in 4 weeks after surgery. The first week is no getting up and down unless neccessary to do business (Tinkle and such). other than that flat on my back.

If you want to find out how I'm doing check the blog first then give john a call and maybe I can have someone else to post my blog since David Aguilar has to be out of town, I'll have John do it first and then my sister Punkin over the weekend.

If any of you would love to help. Soups are always easy and tasty and store easily.

Sandwiches are great as long as they're not pigs feet sandwiches...yuk.

Cookies always brighten my smile and Potted plants always have room to grow...

Otherwise I would love to see any of you if you have time to pop over throught the day (calling first is helpful) so I can at least pull my jammies on,... :-)

Thanks for all you prayers and love. My heart is whats allowing me to have the power and strength to go forward with this surgey and I feel it will finally be a success!

Love and Light to you all!


Jesse

Another Ankle surgery

Hi all,

Some of you know that I have been dealing with a bum ankle that I broke 7 years ago and have had 6 surgeries to try to repair it. It's not worked and now I have one last chance to rid myself of the constant pain due to the last 2 subtalor fusions not fulling healing. This is the last surgery that I will be able to have to try to relieve the pain so let's cross our fingers.

I go in on October 10 and will be in the hospital 1-2 nights. The first night is mainly for pain management. I'll only have to stay another night if I can't get my blood levels thin enough to be sent home.

Since I had my open heart surgery and had the artificial aortic valve put in I have to take blood thinners to keep the valve from sticking from a clot. If that were to happen, well I'd have a heart attack and then I wouldn't be able to keep this blog running with all the wonderful things that happen in my life with all you wonderful loving friends and family.

Here is a photo update for those of you who haven't seen me in person.

I shot these 2 weeks ago Sunday at the Velocity Circus training center in Oakland. I want to share my thanks for Greg Angelo and Jeffrey Fern who stayed at the center to let my dear friend Louis LaSalle shoot me along with a new friend Brett to assist in the shoot.

This is only one of several and I hope Louis doesn't mind my sharing it with you all.

I'll have some more photos from another event that I was hired for to direct a show as well as perform in it. It was very cool and HOT and sexy.
Who would have thought that at 47 years old I'd still be on stage?!

Thanks again for staying in touch and for all your love and support and encouragement!

XOXO, Love and Light, Jesse

P.S. Californian's Remember to vote NO on Prop 8

Found Napoleon a home

Thanks for all the interest in finding my nieces schnauzer pup a home. He has a perfect match with a friends mother who needed the added company and a little love to share with another being that knows nothing but how to give love in return.

I'll post a new photo soon!

Thanks again!

XOXO, Jesse