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Debbie James

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As many of you know this time last year I was diagnosed with something called severe Aortic Valve Regurgitation. I was told to stop exercising and await an appointment for a Cardiothoracic surgeon to arrange open heart surgery to replace my failing valve......wait what?????!!!!! As you can imagine it was a bit of a shock to not only to me and my family but to my friends too. Unbeknown to me I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve which over time began to fail which resulted in my diagnoses.

I had my open heart surgery on 3 rd May 2022 and since then I have been trying to get my fitness levels back up to where they were pre diagnoses. I could not have done this without the support of the amazing Croydon Cardiac Rehabilitation team. They gave me the confidence that I needed to push myself to be able to embark on my Valversary Swimathon.

My plan is to swim at least 1mile (64 lengths of a 25m pool) once a week over the next 3 months doing my last mile on my Valversary - 3rd of May 2023.

So if you can donate anything to help this amazing cause which help so many people following many different cardiac events to get their confidence back i would greatly appreciate it.

You never know if I get enough sponsors I might try and swim 1- 2 miles a week and end up swimming the equivalent of the English Channel.....watch this space.

Thankyou all in advance for your support and encouragement over the next 3 months.

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  • Debbie James25 days ago
    Debbie James

    Debbie James

    25 days ago

    I did it!!! 22 miles in 12 weeks. Thankyou to everyone for your donations and support. I really could not have done it without you all. A massive big Thankyou to the cardiac rehab team for getting me through the last 12 months. ❤️‍🩹 Now to think of my next challenge 😂

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  • Debbie James1 month ago
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    Debbie James

    1 month ago

    That’s mile 21 done. Was a little tired today after having gone out last night but it went well. Last mile on Wednesday and then I will have swam the equivalent of English Channel to France 😂

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  • Debbie James1 month ago
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    Debbie James

    1 month ago

    Another mile done and quicker than Saturday. 2 miles to go. Last mile on 3rd of May on my ‘Valversary’. Thankyou once again for all your support 🏊‍♀️ ❤️‍🩹xx

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Page last updated on: 5/12/2023 10.48

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  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

    May 12, 2023

    Well done and thank you for raising awareness of this condition x

    £20.00

  • Teresa

    Teresa

    May 10, 2023

    Congratulations Debbie on your brilliant swimming challenge…Well done for completing and great cause…x

    £20.00

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

    May 9, 2023

    Well done!

  • Maura

    Maura

    May 9, 2023

    100 thousand thanks for all the cardiac rehab help xx

    £10.00

  • Wendy

    Wendy

    May 9, 2023

    Well done x

    £20.00

  • Faith

    Faith

    May 9, 2023

    £20.00

  • Shailesh Kumar

    Shailesh Kumar

    May 4, 2023

    Good luck

    £20.00

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