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Pour la version française, veuillez suivre ce lien (Bientôt disponible)) [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”93″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Hi Friends: as explained a few weeks ago, I have...
Today is my 2nd LVAD anniversary or ‘VADiversary’. Two years ago, I had my LVAD (HeartMate3, HM3) device implanted inside my heart. The purpose of this pump is to help my failing heart function...
I am back to VVN (Vovinam Viet Vo Dao) There are few places I feel as alive as when I am practising Vovinam. Vovinam is a Vietnamese martial art. Well-known for self-defence, wellness, and...
Hi Friends: I have experienced such a significant health improvement since May – where most of this improvement occurred during the summer months. Shortly after the Heart Walk in the beginning of...
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”63″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] It has been a little over a year since our family has relocated to Boston due to my illness. Despite the cold winter that...
Follow-up visits at BWH My monthly check-up is always an event (See here). The team at BWH is super welcoming and supportive. We are in constant communication and they are always ready to help,...
This month, I’m thanking my team at Sutter Medical Center (Sutter Health) in Sacramento, California, and the YALI Initiative, the Energy Group cohort based at UC Davis, CA. The first time I was...
The response to the launch of the blog (along with the Heart Mate documentary) has been tremendous, encouraging, and overwhelming at times. I reconnected with many old friends and family, I had...
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”11″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Unfortunately, due to meetings and other errands, I have not been consistent with three times weekly visits. Busy month,...
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”19″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Hi Friends: It has been quite a few weeks since I’ve last reached out to you. I hope this update finds you well. My mantra...
Hi Friends: Cardiac rehab has been going well. I am feeling stronger and able to take on more and more. I go to the hospital for my sessions three times a week. The days I don’t go, I walk around...
Hi Everyone! Thank you again for joining us at the 2017 Boston Heart Walk on Saturday, Sept 9th. Heart Disease, on average, claims the lives of over 12,000 Massachusetts residents every year....