Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010

To: Chikwe, Joanna

To Dr. Chikwe,

Hey Jo, I had another annual echo done and am faxing it to you later today. I feel great, Jo and always tell people how I found you guys and the wonderful work your entire team did in saving my life back on July 17, 2008. My only regret was that I went in to surgery with the remnants of a chest cold (should have deferred surgery--I had a tiny bit of phlegm in the lungs) and I ended up having a collapsed lung during surgery. Came out of surgery in ICU in critical condition, but thanks to your team, I survived. I will never for get you. I hope and pray that Dr. Adams has trained several of you to continue his work after he moves on. And I can only imagine how each case presents different challenges. The type of repair you do is a blend of science and art and I feel like a million bucks. I am back to swimming the mile in the pool (72 lengths) and walk five miles through the forest. I also do Civil War reenacting and gallop my horse through the woods, ducking tree limbs and shooting my rifle and pistol from the saddle. (attached photo of us watering our horses).

OK, Jo, thanks again.

Sincerely,

David

PS: My younger daughter is doing a great job as a PA at Wake Forest Medical Center. She loves the medical profession. Other daughter (BSN) is going for her Nurse Practitioner degree. Life is good.