Mom
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Pity Party
This whole hospital thing is sucking more and more. I mean, the doctors and nurses are wonderful, the cafeteria isn’t bad, and they have an on site hotel that I just moved to, which will mean I can return my car, and spend more time with my mom. There’s free wifi, and I have my brother’s laptop to keep me company. So, what’s not to like? I can’t get the thought out of my head that my mom could die in this hospital. This could be the last building she ever sees, and it’s scaring the hell out of me. Heart bypass surgery isn’t easy in the best of conditions,…
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Good News/Bad News
Short update before we run out for a bit…good news is that the angiogram was tolerated and she came through it fine. Bad news is that she needs bypass surgery, perhaps as soon as Friday. Looks like I’ll be in Alaska longer than I had thought…
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Update
It’s almost 9am Alaska time on Wednesday, and they just took my mom in for an angiogram. If they find blockage in one area only, they’ll likely perform an angioplasty and place a stint. If there’s more blockage, or if other complications mean angioplasty isn’t the best option, they’ll schedule her for a bypass surgery. Now is the waiting part.
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I’m in Anchorage
Hi All, Haven’t been in Alaska in 10 years, and this is my first time in Anchorage. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be sightseeing or visiting much, as I’m here because my mom has been transferred here from Juneau, and is in the hospital. Looks like heart problems, which may result in angioplasty, serious meds, or a bypass, depending on tests that they will be doing on Wednesday. So for now, we wait in the hospital. Fun. To my local friends, esp Cherry and Dot, I feel crummy for not calling you and telling you that I was leaving town, hopefully to be back on Saturday, but not sure…but I…
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Happy Birthday Mom!
(This is my mom looking a lot like Shirley Temple…) Today is my wonderful mom’s birthday! I wrote a post to her last year that pretty much summed up what I would say today…and if I trusted you to go to the old post and read it, I would leave it at that. But knowing how lazy I am about clicking other people’s links, instead, I’ll paste it into this post, and you can read about my amazing mom: Today is my Mom’s birthday. You may think you have a good mom, but my mom will trump her in almost any category – and since today is her birthday, we’ll…