Archives for 2008

My mother was discharged from the hospital this afternoon and is now at home after a week and a half in the hospital. She is doing well, and I am encouraging her to "do drugs" (in other words, take her pain medication!). The issue with her arm seems to be resolving on its own without […]

Prayer is still needed due to an after surgery complication. I'm finally home. My dad drove me to Tulsa this morning and I caught a plane to Dallas this afternoon. After yet another hour and half in the car, we finally arrived home around 6:30 p.m. this evening. I want to thank everyone for all […]

Joy's husband, Jeff, here. I spoke with Joy about 1 PM, and she said the surgery went very well. Apparently, once they were in there, they discovered only three bypasses were needed, and the mitral value only needed repair, not complete replacement. (Something to do with pressure being released on the value with the completion […]

My mom had her angiogram on Wednesday, they discovered multiple blockages and a not-so-great mitral valve, so they placed a balloon pump in her aorta and sent her to ICU to await surgery, which was hopefully going to be the next morning (Thursday). But the surgery didn't happen Thursday. And when Friday rolled around, my mom […]

My mother is going to be undergoing quadruple bypass as early as tomorrow morning (Thursday). UPDATE: Her surgery is now scheduled for Friday. She's currently in CCU in stable condition. They've got some kind of contraption placed in her aorta to help with the pressure around her heart, but there are two other bypasses that […]