Dr. Jim Cowton

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26 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 24 Jan

Dr. Jim Cowton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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I applaud Mesfin for going back home and paying back.

I'm very proud of him, what he's done.

As I got to know Mesfin, and he was a very determined, charming child, he was easy to like.

And after the second operation, we had to put in a mechanical valve.

And sometimes the mechanical valves can make clicking sounds.

And he goes, well, you know, what's going to happen?

The kids are going to hear that, and I'm going to have to explain it.

What can I do about that?

So we got Mesfin a watch.

You know, I just said, wear this watch and tell the kids that what they're hearing is your watch.

Well, I mean, I'm retired now, but I was a cardiac surgeon in practice for 36 and a half years.

And during that time, I operated on over 11,000 patients doing heart surgery.

About midway into my career, I kind of realized that I think I was put on this earth to do heart surgery and to help people.

That kind of adds some humility to it, I think.

I feel grateful for having met Mesfin.

I'm grateful that he got through two operations.

And I was even more grateful when I saw him during our first mission trip.

We are meeting at the airport and there's Mesfin and I hadn't seen him probably in 25 years.

And to know that he was going to be my perfusionist was very special to me.

I think that's what makes his story so unique and so special.

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