My Journey with Aortic Disease - Part 2 ~Carin Andersen
โค๏ธ ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ...๐๐๐...๐๐๐๐๐ก!
Exactly ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, I underwent my second open-heart surgery.
I am Carin Andersen, Founder and Board Chair for Aortic Hope and Iโm finally ready to share ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ of ๐ด๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ
Part 1 took you through the fear, waiting, uncertainty and emotional journey ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ.
The days in the hospital waiting for surgery.
The final moments before being taken to the OR.
My aortic valve replacement, graft replacement and bypass.
Waking up.
Sitting up for the first time.
Taking those first steps.
The small victories.
The laughter.
And the beginning of finding my way back to myself.
This isn't a polished version of open-heart surgery and recovery.
๐๐'๐ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น. ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น.
I wanted to show the parts we don't always talk aboutโthe fear, the vulnerability, the exhaustion, the importance of having people beside you, and those tiny milestones that suddenly feel HUGE.
There are also moments that make me laugh nowโฆand some that made me laugh then. Because apparently even open-heart surgery couldn't stop me from negotiating, counting my walking steps in twos, or finding humor in some pretty bizarre situations. ๐
One year later, I can look back at the woman in this video and say:
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐. โค๏ธ
Not without complications.
Not without fear.
Not without tears.
And definitely not without my village.
If sharing my journey helps even ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป preparing for surgery feel less afraid, more prepared, or simply realize โ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ,โ then sharing these incredibly personal moments was worth it.
โค๏ธ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฅ ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐:
Missed Part 1?
๐ฅ ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐:
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐'๐บ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐.โค๏ธ
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