Ralph Munro's heart getting deserved rest

I’ve been eager to report the following news for more than two weeks. Finally, the timing is right.

Former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro is on the road to recovery after open-heart surgery Dec. 14 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.

The heart surgery to repair a leaky mitral valve and fix an irregular heartbeat was followed by additional surgeries to stem post-surgical bleeding, repair a collapsed lung and readjust a wire in his chest.