A father of two has been given the ultimate gift this year after surgeons saved his “ticking time bomb” heart and he survived an operation in which he suffered a stroke so he could enjoy Christmas with his family. Tim Williams, 50, a director of an engineering company, who lives with his wife Ellie Williams, a 56-year-old parenting assessment coordinator, was diagnosed with heart valve disease and an aneurysm in 2016.
The condition was described as a ticking time bomb and the dad to Ross, 28, and Ron, 24, could “drop dead at any time”. So when surgeons in March 2022 revealed Tim’s condition had worsened and the keen sailor needed an urgent operation to replace his heart valve, Tim and his family prepared for the worst as he had lifesaving heart surgery on June 8 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic, London.
Despite complications including a stroke that left Tim under aesthetic for 27 hours, the dad is now recovering well and is raising awareness with the British Heart Foundation of the joys of celebrating Christmas with his family after life-saving surgery. “My wife Ellie said it was like a ticking time bomb,” explained Tim.
