“First of all, I want you to know Im doing great!
Nobody would ever have thought I started the week with a surgery.
His first two surgeries were in 1997, during which doctors replaced his pulmonic and aortic valves.
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He had them replaced again in 2018 and 2020.
The valve replacements typically last 12 to 15 years.
“Thats life with a genetic heart issue.
But you wont hear me complaining.”
“Monday, I went under and got my new machine part installed, he said.
I could have kept it a secret,” he concluded. "
I want you to know you arent alone.
Thats what Arnolds Pump Club is all about.
There are weights that none of us can lift alone.
But together, we can lift anything we can lift up the world.
You are never alone here.”
