Update on my Mom

Today was unbelievable. We thought they were going to do a test to determine why my Mom had a heart murmur during her surgery last week. Well, the test was a cardiac cath and they found she had 80-90% blockage in her aorta. They did a balloon and a stent and said her quality of life should improve greatly. Our question was, "Why didn't her cardiologist that she's been seeing on a regular basis for years ever catch that???" We have decided that my Mom AND Dad will both be getting new doctors that practice at Beaumont Hospital. We are firing their internist and cardiologist. We told my Mom tonight that she better not even have a hangnail after this...we're tired of her springing all these surprises on us. On a really good note...her leg is really healing well and it looks like she may be OK with that. Thank goodness!!!

We're Back in Michigan

We arrived at my parents' house at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday. It was a long, long trip in a little over 3 days. (Over 2,500 miles) My Mom took a bad turn Thursday night and ended up on a ventilator in ICU. She had received a 2nd blood transfusion and was getting extra liquids because she was dehydrated. Her body couldn't keep up with it and she basically had a fluid overload. She is doing fine now. They took the tube out of her throat yesterday and it was a great Easter present to walk in and see her awake and sitting up. My Dad couldn't stand up from his wheelchair fast enough to give her a kiss.. :-) He even had her nurse tearing up. Jason brought the grandkids over yesterday afternoon and we sure surprised them. They had no idea that we were back in Michigan. I made a ham dinner for everyone and we had a great visit. We will be staying at my parents for a while. Our trailer is just around the corner from here at a friends' house who has a lot of property. That worked out good for us. So, for now, our adventures will be few. We're still planning to attend the rally in TN at the end of this month, as long as things are OK here and we can have someone take over with my parents. We're just playing everything by ear right now.

Change of Plans

We have had a big change in our plans. Kathy took my Mom to the Wound Care Center at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak yesterday because she had a few blisters on her leg. Well, they admitted her right away to start IV antibiotics. Today the doctor came in and tried to clean the one area that he is most concerned about and couldn't do it in her room, so he scheduled surgery for tomorrow afternoon. He thinks it is a hematoma that may have gone to the bone. So, we are planning to leave in the morning and head straight back to Michigan. We will stay at my parents' house with my Dad and help out with him. At this point, we have no idea how long she will be in the hospital. Bob is planning to drive as long as he can each day, so I'm thinking (barring anything unforeseen) we'll be back in Michigan late Friday.