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Grandpa Alex is recovering from open heart surgery today. He has been suffering with heart issues since earlier this year when he was told he has a very enlarged heart (75% bigger than normal). This lead to the discovery of a weak functioning valve which he was told would need to be replaced in the near future. After his heart attack in May they started prepping his body for the proceedure. Last Sunday he became very ill and was hospitalised and then released with the stomach flu. He then became very short of breath and was readmitted Tuesday. After several biopsies he was scheduled for open heart surgery yesterday morning. The proceedure took a total of 7 hours and with his weak heart recovery has been a bit longer than expected. He is still on the breathing tube and is expected to finally wake up some time this evening.