Friday, December 8, 2006

Joe's on the mend!

Hi All,

As some of you may know, my mom's boyfriend Joe underwent open heart surgery yesterday (December 7th). The reason for the surgery was that he had a blockage in one of his arteries that they tried to open up with an angioplasty (minor surgery), but as the blockage was in a tough place to reach, they had to go with the surgery. It was definitely more preventative maintenance than any kind of emergency surgery and I'm happy to report that he came out just fine. The doctors are very pleased with how the surgery went and he should be up and walking around today. Walking is a big part of the recovery process, so once he gets home he'll be wearing out the carpet doing laps around the house.

Erin

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