Week 5

Yep! can you believe it?!
Adam had his surgery 5 weeks ago Monday.
He is healing well.
His scar is beginning to smooth out.
At the family gathering Monday the kids were very interested in seeing it.
My nephew Ramsey, has been very curious about how God can be in Adam's heart if they had to open it up.
He wondered if God would be at the cookout, since Adam was.
This whole thing is hard for grown ups to understand, let alone kids!
He met with his surgeon, Dr Schier, yesterday.
All went well.
I told him thank you for making Adam one of his miracles.
He blushed..but how does a mom express thanks for something so big?!
He sees his cardiologist tomorrow.
She will follow him for the rest of his life.
She will be the one giving him direction and making sure his blood levels are good.
They continue to improve as he regains strength.
He is supposed to have his PIC line pulled after his IV antibiotic tomorrow.
He can't wait!
He will be able to have a full shower and 'get his golf swing back.'
He will still need a culture drawn after 2 weeks to make sure he's in the clear.
Apparently bacteria 'likes' this type of valve.
We can do without 'friends' like that!
Next week he begins to 'work back into' work.
He is targeting 3 days next week, then 4, then 5.
I imagine he will be tired.
He still takes naps after working out at cardiac rehab.
I think now is when the reality of the past 6 weeks hits home.
The miracle of life is so precious!
Our God granted many prayers during this process.
I am not sure what he has in store for Adam, but I am sure it's special!
Your support has been life changing for both of us.
Thanks aren't enough, but I mean them sincerely.
Very appreciatively,
Val

wed afternoon

I just read Adam's blog.
Can you believe it?!
Our first post was in July- it is now September.
In some ways it feels like a lifetime (IE. new wrinkles, lack of sleep etc).
In other ways just a moment.
There are so many things to be thankful for!
Adam drove yesterday- after 2 months
Adam is sleeping 8-10 hours at a time
Adam and I had a good belly laugh this morning- without pain!
Adam is looking forward to returning to his life- a life we weren't sure he'd have a month ago.
And.. drum roll..
Adam's mom is GETTING MARRIED!
Can you stand it?!
My faithful, strong, loving and patient John proposed while we were in Boston.
Well,,, and HOT! as you can see by the picture above.
It was romantic and perfect, and a surprise to me.
I said YES!!!
There are no dates yet.
We are just soaking this all in.
It is such a gift!
I know this is a blog about Adam's health, but I wanted to share this good news with you faithful friends.
After such a dark time, I want to share some of our 'good stuff'.
God is so good!through it all.
Val

Finally the end in sight

Hey guys just wanted to update you all. I went to my IV and rehab today and I will officially have my picline pulled next Wednesday after IV therapy. This of course it good news because that means I can start working on my short game for golf next year. The doc is very optimistic about progress and will give me the clean bacteria bill of health after my appointment on the 23rd. I also meet next week with my surgeon Dr. Schier and my cardiologist Dr. Fetters so that they can release me. This is all in efforts to get me back to work by the week of the 14th. Again for those who do not know I am doing a heart walk on September 19th. It is one of those donation things so any help anyone would like to contribute would be great. The walk is 3 miles and it is downtown by the canal. As you all know I am trying to become more of an evangelist for heart help so tell everyone you know about my case. Well don't have a whole lot more to say other than the regular season opens in a week from Sunday and I am hoping for another solid year for the Colts. I will get to go to a few games this year and am stoked about that. Well see you all soon and I will try and update this a little more frequently because I know some of you are reading it a lot. Thanks again for the support and help.


Adam