A blessed Easter Sunday to you all, and thank you so much for your prayers for my mom. You are in my prayers as well.
Mom had her heart valve surgery on Monday, April 5th. Due to her condition, the surgical team, during the operation, decided my mom could only tolerate having one of the valves (mitral) repaired. Tuesday was a good day, but she steadily went downhill from there, with pneumonia, artial fibrillation, and tachycardia setting in. She was put on Lasix and other meds including heavy sedation, a feeding tube, and a heart balloon pump to help her decreasing heart functions out. She had tons of fluid in her lungs, too. We were extrememly concerned for the rest of the week as her condition continued to deteriorate.
However, my dad and brother reported today my mom is doing much better this Easter Sunday, with no pneumonia present. She is lucid, off the sedatives, Lasix is cut back, tachycardia and artrial fibrillation gone. She's got a spelling board she can communicate with, her spirits are up, and she's showing some of that strong-willed spirit she usually has.
May God bless you all for your support, I can't begin to tell you what an asset your warm thoughts and your prayers are. Thanks for your comments, PMs, and e-mails. I'll post if and when she's discharged, it's still a day-to-day thing, but the surgeon is feeling a lot more comfortable currently about her chances, and all our spirits are improving. Thanks again and keep those prayers coming. talk about your Eastertime resurrections!
Also, my special "thank you" along to all of you goes to Klaus Bunge for allowing this post. I know Odyssey has made charitable efforts for other causes, but this, in my book, merits my own special prayers for Klaus.
