I am still here and doing great!

[Smiley2000]

Hi there to all my valve friends

I am still here - did not go very far and doing great! It has now been 8 months since my sternotomy and I feel great. The last echo showed ZERO mitral incompetence and the zip is looking good.

Was thinking about you guys/girls a lot... anyone around here visit South Africa during the Soccer?

Love and best wishes,

 

[Luana]

How nice to see your smile again! Glad to hear you're doing well! :angel:

 

[heartman77]

Hi Smiley.....do you speak both english and Afrikans?

 

[ARGreenMN]

Glad to hear things are going well at 8 months! Looking forward to being at that point too - I hear that's about when you feel fully healed.

 

[jendyk]

Hi there to all my valve friends

I am still here - did not go very far and doing great! It has now been 8 months since my sternotomy and I feel great. The last echo showed ZERO mitral incompetence and the zip is looking good.

Was thinking about you guys/girls a lot... anyone around here visit South Africa during the Soccer?

Love and best wishes,

Yes, isn't it great having another chance at life and the quality is so much better. In the old days we would all be dead. No, I did not go to South Africa but I did see a few game on TV.

Be well, be happy,

George

 

[Ross]

You'd of known if I visited South Africa. I'd of been looking you up!

 

[Greg a]

Hi there to all my valve friends

I am still here - did not go very far and doing great! It has now been 8 months since my sternotomy and I feel great. The last echo showed ZERO mitral incompetence and the zip is looking good.

Was thinking about you guys/girls a lot... anyone around here visit South Africa during the Soccer?

Love and best wishes,

Nice to meet you smiley

I did watch a few games of

I heard the Spanish team is attaching this to all correspondence

 

[ShezaGirlie]

Hi there Ms Smiley ~ so great to hear from you and that you're doing well and dandy. We really got into the World Cup and were glad to see Spain win it all. You have a beautiful stadium there near Jo-burg and I bet your tourist season has really taken off since folks have seen how beautiful your country is..!! I remember the wonderful wines near Stellenbosch..!

 

[nngbwh]

Great to see ya again.

 

[Smiley2000]

Hi Smiley.....do you speak both english and Afrikans?

Yes I do! But I try my best to be bilingual. The Spell-checker does not work if I type in Afrikaans :tongue2:

Afrikaans is a very descriptive language and even the English people around here like to swear in Afrikaans :biggrin2::angel:

 

[New Guy]

Smiley,

I've been to Joburg 5 or 6 times and would have loved to go to the world cup. I visited Pretoria for a day also, saw the Voortrekker museum, the Air museum at the Air Force Base, Parliment building, Airforce memorial, another unusual memorial with a reflective pond high on a hill overlooking the city (can't remember what that one was), and had lunch at a great beer joint right downtown. Beautiful country and I too love the Stellenbosch wines. I brought 2 mixed cases home last visit and plan to open one of my favorites tomorrow (last dinner before my AVR on Tue) An Ernie Els wine, Gaurdian Peak Cabernet.

I hope to get back soon, and nice to learn you are recovering well. I look forward to being in your position.

Doug

 

[DebbyA]

Good to see you checking in and even better to read that you're doing well!