Jimmy Kimmel is celebrating his 7-year-old son's latest journey -- after his third open heart surgery! On Monday, the Jimmy Kimmel Live host took to Instagram to share a picture of his and Molly McNearney's son smiling big in the hospital room, as he gave his followers an update after his latest procedure. "This weekend, our boy Billy had his third (of three, we hope) open heart surgery. We went into this experience with a lot of optimism and nearly as much fear and came out with a new valve inside a happy, healthy kid," the proud dad wrote.
Kimmel continued his message by thanking Billy's surgeon and the medical professionals at Children's Hospital Los Angels who were there from the operation to the recovery. The late-night host also spoke about the other parents who have children inside of the hospital, and how meeting them impacted him. The comedian also went on to thank his family, friends and wife -- for being so strong.
"Thanks to those loving strangers who took time to pray for and send positive energy to our baby, thanks to our family and friends for rallying around us to an almost-ridiculous extent," he continued. "Thank you to my wife Molly for being stronger than is reasonable for any Mom to be." Kimmel ended his note with a sweet message to his son.
"And Billy, you are the toughest (and funniest) 7 year-old we know," he wrote. "There are so many parents and children who aren't fortunate enough to go home after five days. Please share your love, hearts and prayers .