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What I learned after open-heart surgery😊 The biggest thing I learned is how much I am blessed with people who love me! I am so thankful my son Corban was with me whenever I came out of surgery and stayed with me until they made him leave. my daughter Mckenna for the sloth gave me in recovery, he’s been my constant companion during my recovery my brother Greg, and his wife Teresa for being with me on that first horrible day!(I know they were all there when I was still intubated. I wish I could remember that part) n friend Kara driving through the night so she could take over. Dianne for relieving Kara. I had a plan. Nothing went as I planned. Way too long in the ICU way too long in the hospital. God had a lesson for me and I’m thankful for it. I definitely learned. I am not in control. God has put amazing people my life to love me and help me and I just need to trust him and let them be there for me. I am so thankful everything went so good, I had fantastic nurses here at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City Utah. Every single shift was amazing, kind, attentive, just a joy to be with. Can’t say enough about Dr Doty and his staff, his PA Chelsea from day one was fantastic. I was released the 21st and made it home back to Boise safe and sound. I am day 11 and home going for walks and resting. I was losing a bit of weight but that has slowed(not much of an appetite) and I still need oxygen at night but they say that will be temporary. Every day is a little better and like my night nurse Shelly kept telling me “it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon”