Jimmy Kimmel
Breaks Down on Show
Describing Newborn’s Heart Surgery
5/2/2017 6:53 AM PDT
Jimmy Kimmel was on the verge of tears during his opening monologue Monday as he described the terrifying experience immediately after the birth of his son … who needed life-saving heart surgery.
Jimmy’s son, Billy, was born a little over a week ago and seemed fine at first … but hours later was diagnosed with a heart condition that required open heart surgery.
The comedian says Billy’s pulmonary valve was completely blocked, and he also had a hole in the wall between the left and right sides of his heart. His first open heart surgery was apparently a success … but Jimmy says he’ll have to have more operations in the future.
It’s a pretty emotional clip … grab the tissues.
