12/14/2025
One year ago, at this hour, Kathy and I were walking into the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. For the most part I could not walk up a flight of stairs without being winded. We walked up two flights of stairs to the Emergency room and checked in
I remember talking to the Dr. for about 20 minutes, then have no memory for 4 days until I woke up. They replaced my mitral valve. It has been an interesting recovery, but today I am at the se resort we were at a year ago, but instead of being winded, I took a 3 mile walk. Everything is much better this year.