He had a heart procedure arrhythmia was beating right but also still played and is expecting a baby. Scary thing to think my heart this young and I may not see or be around for my kid. There probably was a lot to unpack there. That's where I separate the game from the human being.
Ah, yeah that is a pretty bad feeling. I went through it. My wife was pregnant and I was told I need neck surgery. It was never done before. My top two vertebrae were badly deteriorated and fused into a cone shape. My head was sinking onto my spine and my brain stem was being compressed.
I had a very physical 4 year old son, who loved to wrestle with me and do other Dad type stuff, and a baby girl on the way. The doctor told me that there is a big risk that I wouldn’t make it through surgery, or I could come out as a quadriplegic and bed ridden, or the best case scenario was that I’d be in a chair the rest of my life.
I was trying to stay positive but it was tough. My wife was crying every day. The stress caused her to be off work for 2 months before the baby was due. It was rough.
The surgery took 13 hours and fortunately the surgeon was wrong. I can walk. I can run too but it doesn’t feel good when I do. I have more limitations than before but, it could have been far worse. I have rods bent at a 45 degree angle that attaches my head to my neck. I have more issues than before but it’s way better than not being around for my family.
I hope it works out for JJ.