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Nicole Vickery Borek
- 41, Female
- Huntsville, AL
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Nicole, Thank you for caring please contact me at kcf45@comcast.net
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I am so sorry for your loss. It still astounds me there are kids with CHD's being overlooked 40 years into my journey. Nothing I could say will help you with your loss, aside from this piece of advice: TELL YOUR…
Nicole Vickery Borek commented on Nicole Vickery Borek's blog post 'My Heart Story'
Thank you to everyone who took their valuable time to read my story and comment. I'll give a bit of an update: August 25, I spent 4 hours in the Cath Lab due to trouble with my Right Ventricle which was only identified with much…
Belinda Blanco commented on Nicole Vickery Borek's blog post 'My Heart Story'
I love ur story, thanks for posting!!
Nicole Vickery Borek commented on Nicole Vickery Borek's blog post 'My Heart Story'
Thank you both Nicole & Shannon; I apologize for my delayed response as I did not have this site book-marked.
As an update to my story, I learned in November that my new valve is already beginning to thicken, so annual visits are now every 6…
Shannon Tucker commented on Nicole Vickery Borek's blog post 'My Heart Story'
I am a 43 year old survivor of tetralogy of Fallot.....just had my 2nd defibrillator replaced in September....last open heart to replace pulmonary valve was in july of 2005. I identify with your whole story. Thanks for telling it.
Nicole commented on Nicole Vickery Borek's blog post 'My Heart Story'
I loveeeee what you have written! I can't even begin to describe how much I can relate to everything you said!
Check out my blog as well, if you'd like ... http://chdyouthfamily.blogspot.com/
<3 Nicole
My Heart Story
My name is Nicole Vickery Borek, and I was born in May 1970 with a seriously defective heart. I was a "Blue Baby" (cyanotic) born with Tetrology of Fallot. At 7 days old, I had my first visit with the Cardiologist at the University of Alabama in Birmingham Medical Center (UAB), who would save my life multiple times. In the 1970’s, there were many innovative breakthroughs in open-heart surgery, especially for pediatrics. I had a Waterston shunt performed in 1971 as a way to allow blood flow…See More
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Nicole Vickery Borek commented on Adriana Urtasun's blog post 'its all good!'
Congrats! It warms my heart to hear a ToF successfully repaired at only 6 to 7 months of age - YAY for Ben!! I am a ~40 yr old ToF Repaired in 1975 after prior surgery to get me to operatory age. The benefits of his young body are tremendous, he…
Nicole Vickery Borek is now a member of Congenital Heart Defect Network - Designer Heart
Profile Information
- Name of loved one
- Nicole Vickery Borek
- Name of congenital heart defect
- ToF w/Pulmonary Stenosis
- If you have a website or blog of your own what is it
- http://itsafabulouslife-nicole.blogspot.com/
- The age of your child or loved one with a CHD
- 40
- Birth date for your child or loved one with a CHD (MM/DD/YY)
- 5/11/70
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My Heart Story
Posted on July 23, 2009 at 3:00pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
My name is Nicole Vickery Borek, and I was born in May 1970 with a seriously defective heart. I was a "Blue Baby" (cyanotic) born with Tetrology of Fallot. At 7 days old, I had my first visit with the Cardiologist at the University of Alabama in Birmingham Medical Center (UAB), who would save my life multiple times. In the 1970’s, there were many innovative breakthroughs in open-heart surgery, especially for pediatrics. I had a Waterston shunt performed in 1971 as a way to allow blood flow… Continue
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- Nicole, Thank you for caring please contact me at kcf45@comcast.net
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