2002 review
2002 review
Hi,
This year has been a difficult one for all of us that had our valve replacements sometime during 2002. We had to face the problem, make the difficult decisions, endure the agonizing waiting period, have the surgery and handle the recovery. For many of us, it seemed like one of the most difficult things we ever had to deal with, at least at the time. It was also very stressful for our spouses and families. With the grace of God, we made it through and we are stronger for it in many ways.
As the hundreds of posts have said, VR.com played an important role in getting through the ordeal. The support and reassurance was priceless.
Now we try to pass on some of this support and information to the new folks who are coming to our site. It is interesting and pleasing to see that VR went from under 300 members to a little over 600 members during the past year. (I know that must thrill Hank and the early members!!!)
One of the highlights of the year for me was to be able to attend the reunion in Las Vegas and to meet some of the wonderful people that I had been talking to on VR.com and to thank Hank for starting this forum and for all his hard work. It has been a real pleasure following the posts of Nancy, Ann, Ross, Bill, Rob, Nicole, Jim,Sylvia, Evelyn, Bonnie and the hundreds of people who make this such an interesting and informative site.
I wish you all the very best in 2003!
Ron K
