So the best wishes and I hope you get well soon!!!

it is most wonderful that you are home, and safe. it a wonderful thing that doctors can do these days. take it easy man!!!

Love, strength, and peace to you and yours. Thanks for sharing so bravely is not enough.

Wow! You have gone thru a lot. I'm sure glad that you pulled thru and hope your health continues to improve greatly. You have helped so many many of us and I know that many had you in their prayers and thoughts. A beautiful couple you both are. Aloha

This is a very powerful image Egmont, as you well know. I did not comment on it before, because as you can imagine, it brings back painful memories for me. I was with my father through both of his open heart surgeries, and it is traumatic on family members too. You talked about the experience with your son, seeing all the tubes they had stock in you, I went through that with my father. When you look at your father, a man you look up to your whole life, and there he is in a hospital bed, with a 3 ft wound in his chest, many tubes hanging out of him......well, enough said...I am just so glad to know you are recovering! Peace!

courage:: we love you!! JP

I am very relieved to see that you are better - all my very best wishes and I look forward to seeing new posts from you in the near future - Charles

Welcome back Egmont, even if it is during your recovery time. This image is an excellent poster for reminding people not to ignore symptoms, me included. It is so nice to see a photo of Shahnaz, and that she has been so supporting of you during this illness. That is what wives do you know. Egmont, you are looking pretty good in this photo given the circumstances. Rest and recovery is what I hope you will try to get now.

Oh Ihave tears in my eyes reading the title with this picture that you sent me earlier. Your wife is so beautiful and you look brave ... I am thankful that you are feeling bettewr and hope the healing takes its corse without too much pain. you are in my prayers.. hugs kimmer xoxox

best wishes for your recovery & strength to you and the yours...

thoughts and prayers to you and your wife...here's to a speedy recovery.

Welcome back Egmont...glad to hear you are again at home and to see you are better... I wish you all the best !

You will make that... I know... remember the light.... ;-) hugesthugs All the best and loads of power from Christian and me for you and your family...! With warmest regards...

What a powerfully stirring photo you have presented here!I understand the 'nakedness'.The 'message' is not lost on me,and I want you to know that...I have been there,Egmont.With my Mom.And she had many many complications.What I learned,is we must all have an advocate...someone who will speak for us,when we cannot.THAT is most important.Hospitals are mills...and we need advocates so that we are not dehumanized.I am happy you had your wonderful wife and are pulling thru...you are a great and giving artist,and I wish only good things come your way.So happy to see you posting!Good luck to you!!!!-Marlene :^)

Glad to hear you're back home now. I wish you all the best for your speedy recovery!!

Oh man!! I didn't know!! O_O Glad to hear u're feeling better though. I truly wish u a fast recovery dear and take care of urself.

An image both harrowing and inspiring. Glad to have you back dear friend.

Soooooooooooooooooo good to hear from you again. Hope you will fully recover very, very soon!!!

I am happy to see that you recover little by little forces, and that you are back with us. This photograph had moved me already so much when you had sent it to me. But this time even more. It's so good to see you both !!! And to see that once again, the Love leaves gaining this combat for the life. A thing struck me particularly this photograph : your glance. The same one as Giancarlo had in a similar circumstance... I hope that you are able to put back you without suffering too much, and that soon you will be able again to occupy yourself in your marvellous garden and to take again your activities. The life made you a gift which have no price, and left you another chance. Perhaps also that this miracle occurred to make you become aware that it was necessary that you to give another direction to your life, or that you take time to reflect ? I believe that the things doesn't arrive by chance in the life, neither good things, nor the bad ones. And each test, even if it's difficult, must lead us to make choices. The most difficult is to understand which and of knowing interpreter all these signs that we have around us, and that often we don't see... To finish on a note of humour... when I think that you do don't drink, that you don't smoke, and that you have a healthy life.... That gives me desire for depriving to me of nothing !!!!! or to continue to live in the way I live ;o)))))) Take care of you Egmont, and the same for your wonderful wife Shahnaz. We love you, and we miss you !!!! Good luck my friend. Nathalie

Glad to see you're at home recovering...hope you get well soon, take care, Ronesh

It was a great relief to me to receive the news, that everything went well with the surgery and to see this picture of you and your wife! It's great and so valuable to have a loving person around, and the ones we love! I hope to see a lot more of your excellent work in the near future and I wish you all the very best to regain your full health soon and for the 18th anniversary of your wedding in April. Best regards to you and your family, Leon

Godspeed on your recovery. The title of this could not be more accurate. May your strength build every day, Ken

My best wishes for a continued recovery. You are so fortunate to have Shanaz as your Guardian Angel beside you. The photo brings back memories of my heart transplant.

I have a knot in my throat, my eyes are filling with tears viewing this image. It too conjurs up memories of my dad,laying in his hospital bed, after his quad bypass! I never saw him this way... he was always my Superman... but after the operation, he was weakened by the whole ordeal! My family and I went thru it all, just as you dear wife has and I can relate to what she had to deal with! I'm very glad that you are on the road to recovery! Take the time to heal and get well!

I was so happy to receive this picture in my mailbox some days ago... with the optimistic news after the sudden heart attack ! I'm so happy to see that you slowly resume normal life now and I was delighted te receive again your comments (with plans for the future !) under my images ! Take your time to fully recover, Egmont, and when possible continue to post your beautiful photos ! :~)

We are all praying for a speedy recovery, be good to yourself and family they are all you have!!

With time and patience, and with the love of your family, you will find the health, Egmont. Friendly - Patrick

Thank you for your story. It is one I will never forget. It goes without saying, but I'm so glad you pulled through. You are a very handsome man, and your wife is beautiful. Bless you both, and may you enjoy at least another 18 years together. :)))

I am glad to hear the news of recovery.I believe that now each day you will look at life in such a different way, and forget the hustle and bustle,the ills of the world.Cherish each moment while making time for the things that went unoticed. I am also glad you had good medical care to deliver promt attention to this. I could go on and on with my sentiments,but will just stop it here with my thoughts being silent, and a prayer for you.

I guess I must be out of the loop and missed this! So sorry to hear about your heart, but God was with you and kept you on this earth for a reason. I'm sure your wife is quite happy to have you around...Take it easy and get well soon, my prayers go with you and your family! Aloha!