Jesse's Big Heart: February 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Holland 9 hours earlier that PST

So it's been 5 weeks since I arrived and spent the first full day at our new home in The Hague. Cooked a great home cooked dinner. A recipe from a going away gift to Brett from Caroline Rocher who used to dance with him in Alonzo Kings Ballet. I cooked Pumpkin Chicken Curry and it was delicious, so thank you Caroline, and thank you Richard Marsten for the tip on how to better get my pumpkin ready for easier peeling next time.

I have the link to my nights cooking on FaceBook page if you want to connect through FB otherwise look for it on youtube

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150100216298437

Life is great and now we're watching the Academy Awards at 2:30AM, way too late so I guess we're missing America tradition just now... lol

More soon! Lots of Love, Light, Gratitude and Transformation, Jesse

And our little bitsy in our new living room.

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January 21, 2008

So my open heart surgery is scheduled for February 19th @ UCSF Parnassus 505 Parnassus in the Heart Center. I will be in ICU for the first couple of days and then transfered into a private room for another 4-6 days.

Feel free to visit me after the 2nd day. I'm sure I won't be in any mood to take visitors on the first couple of days.

I feel very comfortable and confident with the whole process. I will be having a new aortic valve inserted and as well as having my aortic root replaced with synthetic tubing. I'm leaning towards a tissue valve instead of a mechanical valve. With a mechanical valve I would have to take anticoagulants for the rest of my life which increases the risk of bleeding in case of a traumatic internal injury were to occur. With the tissue valve I would have to repeat the open heart surgery in 20 years. Medicine may evolve by then to make the process easier.

I'll keep posting each week until the surgery date and then have someone update this page during the surgery process since I won't be able to do it for a couple of weeks after the surgery.

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. I look forward to having this operation over with but an very grateful and blessed that my doctor was very persistent to finding out what was wrong in the first place!

XOXO, Jesse

Jesse's Big Heart

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Holland 9 hours earlier that PST

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