Dec 22, 2011
After spending an hour this morning planning my flight to Edmonton on Dec 26th I got the news. Mom has just been booked for her heart surgery in 2 hours. Hopefully she will be leaving her room at 11:30AM for the OR. There was a cancellation for the heart surgery scheduled for this afternoon and […]
Dec 21, 2011
….Mom’s lungs have refilled with fluid and her heart is missing a beat. She is exhausted and just trying to rest. The operating schedule is full till the 28th of Dec so all we can do is hope and pray. I myself am horribly tired, if you recall I had surgery last July, from which […]
Dec 20, 2011
There were two emergency heart transplants and one emergency lung transplant today at Mom’s hospital. All cardiac surgery was delayed and now in Mom’s case, surgery is rebooked for Dec. 28th. However she is considered too weak to go home and will have to remain at the hospital. She is upset needless to say as […]
Dec 20, 2011
It has been confirmed, Mom is having open heart surgery sometime within the next few hours. She would only be bumped in the case of a heart transplant. I have decided to stay here in Mazatlan rather then fly to Edmonton. I have chosen to stay close to the phone and the computer in order […]
Dec 19, 2011
For about 10 minutes yesterday she was having surgery this morning but after three heart specialists had a consult, it was changed to this Wednesday morning, we think!! She is currently being treated to remove fluids from her heart and lungs and they want to remove as much as possible before the surgery. I found […]