Support System
- Victoria Falcone-Pawar
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 4, 2019
After writing my last post, if anyone read it (ha!) I realized I did not speak about 1 very important thing. My support system.
My cardiologist is someone I admire and trust with my life so whatever she says to me goes, which is why this surgery is happening now and why I am going to the surgeon I am. But medical portion aside, my support system is something to speak about.
My husband, Jerrad, is more than words. I cannot imagine being 26 years old, just buying your first house, being legally married for 6 months, trying to enjoy your mid-20s and having to handle your wife having open-heart surgery. It is something he does without questions, with strength and it amazes me. He is there for me with anything I need, whether I need to vent, cry, scream, or sitting in the hospital holding me in the hallway. I never imagined meeting someone who would be able to handle my health condition the way he does and that needed to be said. One small thing that struck me was when the doctors mentioned that it will be more comfortable for me to sit and sleep in a reclining chair for my recovery the first thing he did was look up chairs, no matter the cost, and tell me whichever one I choose he would make happen.
My parents and family. My mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, aunt & uncles, cousins, grandfather, my in-laws, my husbands extended family and my friends who are family to me have been truly incredible. This is the first time many of us are dealing with a surgery like this and everyone is being so supportive, lovely and more than I could have ever imagined.
As scared, truly scared, that I am of this surgery and recovery, I know that I have the best doctors and best support system out there that is makes this that much easier. And I want to thank all of them for that.
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