MESSAGE FROM TYLER WICHMANN - OWNER / OPERATOR OF TIMELESS THRILLS

I usually avoid sharing personal things here, but for whatever reason I have to get this out. I don’t know., maybe it will help me cope through what has been a devastating July’24

At the beginning of this month, I had a routine doctors appointment. At the end of my appointment, my doctor listened to my heart with his stethoscope. He heard an unusual murmur and to be safe decided to book me an echocardiogram. That cautiousness may have saved my life.

A week later I got that echo done on my heart and to my & my cardiologists’ surprise I had an incredibly large aortic aneurysm. Put it this way, they perform surgery on people with aortas the size of 5 to 5 1/2 cm. Mine was almost 9 cm. Every doctor told me it was the largest they had ever seen & It had the potential of rupturing any time which would have killed me instantly. I was “one of the lucky ones“ as one cardiologist put it.

So straight from that echo I was ordered to go to the emergency where they would eventually get me to immediate open heart surgery. That was July 15th. I haven’t been home with my family since.

Three days later after staying in the hospital, I had a heart surgery called the Bentall Procedure. All in all it was about as extensive open heart surgery as it gets.

This was all incredibly dramatic for myself and my family as you can imagine, but unfortunately it got worse.

The day after my surgery while sitting in the hospital eating dinner I had a stroke which is a rare but often occurrence after major heart surgery. For reasons unknown to my doctors. I had a blood clot travel into my brain, causing the stroke. Doctors performed an emergency thrombectomy, and fortunately retrieved the clot in a short enough time to avoid major brain damage.

I still have been in the hospital since and today I start at a rehabilitation center where I will undergo physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other work to help make a full recovery. I haven’t been home with my girls in almost 3 weeks and truth be told that’s what hurts the most.

I decided to write this as I lay in the hospital bed at 3am not to gain sympathy, not to put my shit on front street, but to help myself cope through this recovery process and everything that has happened to me in the last three weeks.

I also want to say to anyone reading this if you think you have something wrong with your health no matter how small it may seem don’t put it off. Go get checked out. It might save your life like it did mine. 

That has become my biggest fear; I could have left behind my dear wife and three-year-old daughter without even realizing it. I must say, a large part of how I’m getting through this is directly due to the undying support of my wife, Jessica. I wouldn’t be able to do it without her. I’m incredibly blessed to have her love and compassion as I don’t know where I’d be without it. I’m a really lucky guy for that fact.

As you’ve probably noticed, the wheels on Timeless Thrills did not fall off as we prepare for our next art gallery with Natasha DeLuna and Unomaser. As they say, the show must go on. I owe so much of this hard work to our employee Ashley, Paulo, and my wife for picking up , where I have not been able to continue on. They have been keeping the ship moving without me.

So please make sure you do everything in your power to come out on the evening of August 10th to witness what these fine people have kept intact. The show will be one to remember.

Please respect mine & my families privacy during these troubled times.

For now, bear with us with online order fulfillments as we’re figuring out a new system that works without my immediate presence . I will be back, and I will see you all again. Thank you for reading.

Much love & stay timeless!

- Tyler Wichmann