Tim's Variety Plate: November Shop & Share

November 11, 2008

November Shop & Share

Well, the year is zooming by at an alarming rate and now we're just a week and a half away from Thanksgiving. Our final Shop & Share at all area Jewel stores is set to take place next week on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (November 17-19). When you go to stock up on your Thanksgiving supplies remember to turn in a copy of the form below and Jewel will donate 5% of your purchase to Tim's medical fund for future surgeries and expenses. Thanks in advance for your help with our cause and here's wishing everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving and holiday season.

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About Tim's Heart

Tim suffered from a rare heart condition in which the lower half of his heart operates in reverse. Instead of the stronger half of his heart pumping blood to his body, it is serving his lungs. And the weaker half is working in overdrive to pump blood to his body. Tim also was born with other heart defects. A hole in his heart was repaired when he was just 5 months old. During that same surgery, a pacemaker was installed to remedy an irregular heartbeat.

Over the next 2 years, Tim had 3 surgeries to prepare him for the complicated "Double Switch" procedure. This complicated surgery disconnects major blood vessels from the heart chambers they are currently attached to and reconnects them to the correct chambers. Tim underwent this procedure in June, 2010. While the surgery successfully reconfigured the vessels, his heart did not recover fully and he was in heart failure.

On June 20, 2012 Tim received a heart transplant after nearly a month of hospitalization as a result of a cardiac event that happened on May 30. Since transplant Tim has recovered well, with no signs of rejection to date. He is currently awaiting discharge from the hospital.

Despite his diagnosis, Tim has always lived a very full and relatively normal life for a 5 year old boy. We will continue keep in close contact with his cardiology team, and he is on several medications daily to prevent rejection of his new heart. While our family has gotten past a significant hurdle there is still the possibility of additional surgery or hospitalizations in Tim's future. Regardless, we have always focused on making the most of the day to day and try to enjoy the simple things the best we can.