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Originally Posted by tomjbud
My wife had heart surgery on December 24th. In early January, while still in the hospital, she got the shingles internally and almost died. She had a complete respiratory collapse and had to be placed on a ventilator. The doctors did not think she would make it, but she did rally and is now home. She is still on oxygen, has facial paralysis (Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome caused by shingles), but she is recovering slowly. Ironically, she had the shingles vaccine in November. It is not 100% effective. We thank God every day that she survived this ordeal, and we look forward to the day that we can finally get down to TV.
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Update - My wife continues to improve. She is off the oxygen and her facial paralysis is much better. We are now in The Villages and are active in many activities - especially ballroom dancing. We will be going up North in August for some follow-up doctor's appointments, but her recovery has been amazing. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. Miracles really do happen.