EVELYN BRYANT WALTON: On June the 17th, Father's Day, I noticed my right foot and ankle were swollen. 

FRANK WALTON: I checked it out and she did have an edema of the leg. And also her breathing was extremely harsh. 

EVELYN BRYANT WALTON: I had pillows behind me trying to breathe. And I was gasping for breath all night long. So when we had an appointment here with Dr. Ailawadi and we came in. He said admit her right away.

FRANK WALTON: It was a fastest admission I've ever seen at any hospital. She went to ICU. 

GORAV AILAWADI: She was actually in pretty bad shape. She didn't look like she could even say a full sentence without having to stop to catch her breath. We call that pretty advanced heart failure, where people can't breathe to do simple things. The additional complexity was that her heart function had become weak and I think that was likely due to the valve leakage, but also from atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular heart rhythm. Your heart was going quite fast and the heart pump gets weak when that happens. 

EVELYN BRYANT WALTON: I don't remember a lot of it, but when I did start coming to, the ones that were taking care of me, they would help me in any way that I needed help. And you don't find that help everywhere. And I found everything here, the people cared about me. Dr. Ailawadi is a great man. He's a caring person. He's one that, to me, if he can do something to help you in any way, he's going to do his best. And that's what he did for me. And I know he's done it for others. Just keep working, buddy. 

GORAV AILAWADI: I'm doing my best.