5/03/2022 Diane undergoes a TAVR procedure to replace her aortic heart valve. The procedure was a success, although she found out the hard way that she was allergic to Mupirocin which caused her tongue to swell and her airway to collapse.
12/04/2020 Today was Tommy's last day on earth. He worked hard at post operative rehab after his double lung transplnt and was released from Duke in June only to suffer a heart attack around July 4. It was determined that he would need an atrial valve replacement, but in order to lessen the risk of infection they would need to do two other procedures first and allow time to recover in between. His valve replacement took place this November and was successful, but he began having trouble breathing and was hospitalized again. This time he could not recover, and Donna was by his bedside when he passed on.
We are heartbroken.
12/23/2019 Tommy undergoes surgery for a double lung transplant. He had been diagnosed with IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis) about 3 years ago. The condition is terminal without a transplant. Luckily, he was in very good shape except for the lungs: never smoked, didn't drink, no diabetes, good strong heart, and after he lost about 100 pounds, was the right body mass index as well.
The bottom photo was taken January 11, 2010 - two weeks after the operation. At this stage he was able to walk 10 feet on his own. Progress!
3/30/2019 Megan Banks marries Mack Peeples in Hilton Head, SC. The entire family was present.
