Thank you! When I found out I had a hole in my heart, everything happened so fast. I was sick with something else I was trying to get diagnosed. That illness was put on hold and before that matter was diagnosed, I was scheduled for open heart surgery. I don't think I had time to have any feelings about it. My hole was so rare, I had to go to a world renowned cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. 1 in 1,000 people diagnosed with ASD has a hole where mine was. I had to give them permission to record my surgely and allow a crowd to watch for educational purposes.
I began talking in this group a few months after heart surgery for the emotional distress OHS has on people. You all pulled me out of that blah slump and I am so happy for that. I was months away from having a catastrophic stroke. THEN, I had 2 major illnesses since heart surgery. Healing from everything took so long. I never thought I was going to make it. the past two years I was waiting for what was next.
Recently God gave me an epiphany to snap out of it. I did and now I realized that my heart surgery got me 2 high school graduations, 20 years of marriage, and many memories that I almost missed. I'm excited for the NEXT stage life for me ❤️ My Heartaversary is better than my birthday lol ! God Bless
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[Carrie] [Kashani]
Parapro
ISD
[White Bear Lake [MN]
Carrie
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-20-2024 01:54
From: Carrie Kashani
Subject: Six years ago
July is my heartversarary and 6 years later I'm finally starting to feel like I'm really not going to die. For years I have been waiting for my yearly check up to come back with some kind of news that my heart isn't strong enough and I'm going to need a new one. I'm really getting convinced I only have a few years left. What a relief that feeling is. Year 6 is my "wake up" year
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[Carrie] [Kashani]
Parapro
ISD
[White Bear Lake [MN]
Carrie
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