Jimmy Kimmel Shares Health Update on 7-Year-Old Son Billy After 3rd Open Heart Surgery E- News

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00:00 Jimmy Kimmel is sharing an update on his son Billy.

00:04 The late-night host and wife Molly McNeary's 7-year-old underwent his third and hopefully

00:10 final open-heart surgery over Memorial Day weekend.

00:15 Jimmy writes on Instagram on May 27th alongside a photo of Billy in the hospital, quote, "We

00:22 went into this experience with a lot of optimism and nearly as much fear, and came out with

00:28 a new valve inside a happy, healthy kid."

00:32 After thanking the staff at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Jimmy, who also shares 9-year-old

00:38 daughter Jane with Molly, as well as kids Katie and Kevin with ex Gina Kimmel, further

00:45 reflects on his experience, adding, quote, "Walking around this hospital, meeting parents

00:52 at their most vulnerable, children in pain, and the miracle workers who do everything

00:57 in their considerable power to save them, is a humbling experience."

01:02 Jimmy continues, "Thanks to those loving strangers who took time to pray and send positive energy

01:09 to our baby.

01:10 Thanks to our family and friends for rallying around us to an almost ridiculous extent.

01:17 Thank you to my wife Molly for being stronger than is reasonable for any mom to be.

01:23 And Billy, you are the toughest and funniest 7-year-old we know."

01:29 Jimmy and Molly first shared their son's health journey in 2017, when the couple learned that

01:34 Billy had been born with heart defects that required immediate surgery.

01:40 Since then, the duo have continued to keep fans in the loop on his progress, with Jimmy

01:46 telling E! News in October of 2022, quote, "He's doing great.

01:52 He's a very funny kid.

01:53 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

01:59 "He's a very funny kid.

02:00 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

02:00 "He's a very funny kid.

02:01 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

02:01 "He's a very funny kid.

02:02 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

02:02 "He's a very funny kid.

02:03 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

02:03 "He's a very funny kid.

02:04 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

02:04 "He's a very funny kid.

02:05 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

02:05 "He's a very funny kid.

02:06 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

02:07 "He's a very funny kid.

02:08 He loves Spider-Man, jumping on my head and doing all the things we tell him not to do."

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