NEWS ABOUT MUM UPDATE

08/02/2007 by Ted.

TODAY I SPOKE TO THE MEDICAL TEAM WHO ARE RESPONBLE FOR MUM. THEY TOLD ME THAT SHE HAS TWO PROBLEMS - SHE HAD A HEART ATTACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, AND ALSO HAS A HARD MASS INSIDE HER ABDOMEN. THE HARD MASS IS NOT CAUSING ANY PAIN.

 THEY HAVE DECIDED TO TREAT THE MOST URGENT - THE HEART ATTACK - FIRST AND THEN INVESTIGATE THE SECOND PROBLEM WHEN THAT HAS BEEN STABILISED.

SHE HAS NOW BEEN MOVED FROM THE SURGICAL WARD TO WARD 7 WHICH IS A MEDICAL WARD. SHE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH A CATHETER AND IS ON AN INTRA-VEINOUS COCKTAIL OF DRUGS TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS, DRAIN FLUID FROM HER LUNGS AND MITIGATE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE HEART ATTACK AND HER LONGER STANDING HEART FAILURE.

THE COCKTAIL OF DRUGS HAS MADE THINGS A LOT EASIER FOR HER. SHE DOES NOT HAVE AS MUCH SHORTAGE OF BREATH AND SHE IS ABLE TO TALK ANIMATEDLY AND AMUSINGLY TO HER VISITORS. SHE EXPECTS NOT TO RETURN TO ST. GEORGE’S AND IS EXCITEDLY LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING ON INTO HER NEXT LIFE AND MEETING JESUS AND THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE ALREADY THERE.

THE MEDICAL TEAM WERE NOT WILLING TO ESTIMATE HER FUTURE LONGEVITY WHICH IS DEPENDANT ON A NUMBER OF MOSTLY UNQUANTIFIABLE FACTORS. HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER A HEART ATTACK ARE THE MOST CRITICAL - MORESO FOR MUM BECAUSE OF HER 93 YEARS.

IN HERSELF SHE IS HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE. THE CATHETER AND NOT HAVING TO GET OUT OF BED TO GO TO THE LOO HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE TO HER ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN PLACED IN A BED CLOSE TO THE NURSES STATION WHERE THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE ON HER. ALSO TODAY SHE HAD HER FIRST FOOD - SOUP AND A CUP OF TEA - FOR FIVE DAYS - PLUS HALF A TANGERINE ORANGE.

SHE HAS BEEN STRESSING THAT WE MUST NURTURE OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AFTER SHE GOES AND KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER.

THE HOSPITAL TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 01229 870870 AND THE WARD IS 7. THE LOVELY NURSING STAFF WILL GLADLY ANSWER YOUR ENQUIRIES ABOUT HER.

MUCH LOVE TO ALL,

TED.

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