Daughter's Heart Surgery

[VLS]

Bright news dear George!! 

Do keep us posted.

[GLC]

Bright news dear George!! 

Do keep us posted.

Okay here's my last post on Gracie. 

She's down to only 1 I.V. just to make blood draws and administering medication easier.  She's walking more and more.  She was watching an old video of a school play and she was laughing and having a good time. 

She's still in intensive care, but they're going to move her to a regular room today I think.

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.  She thinks she is the most special little girl in the world because she has so many people from all around the world who know that she even exists and were praying for her. 

I think this forum's the best "system" we've come up with.

George

[Twisteruk]

Excellent News George 

[F_LAT_INO]

Great news mate.

[VLS]

Awesome George,

From the regular room it is just "one step" to going home  

B.T.W, tell her she is special indeed...

she sure is special for us!

Cheers!
Vic

[albalaha]

Great news George dear. We are a big family and not just a bunch of gamblers.

[iggiv]

 

[Wally Gator]

Incredible news, George.  We'll keep prayer.

[crownroyal]

Fantastic news, George. Can't wait till you post a note letting us know that she's going home.

[Blood Angel]

George

Heart warming news indeed 

[ewarwoowar]

great news george!

very best wishes.

[albalaha]

How is she now?

[GLC]

How is she now?

Thanks for asking Albalaha.  She's home and doing well.  She has some arrhythmia from the trauma to the heart which she takes medication for.  We found out that they did 4 procedures instead of 1 while they had her open.  They repaired her mitral valve.  The repair wasn't perfect so they had to sew in a ring of some kind to hold the valve together better.  Then they had to do some repair to some repair she had done to her aortic and pulmonary arteries when she was 5 months old.  After 15 years that work was showing signs of wear.  And they had to do a Maze procedure to minimize some arrhythmias they saw in the muscles of her right atrium.

But, after all that, 9 days later she's home watching TV and being pretty much her old self.  Has to stay calm and no physical activity for about a week, but after that she should be as good as new.  Well almost.

The biggest problem is that she got spoiled by the nurses in the hospital running to her beck and call and now she expects mom and dad to do the same.  It's a rude awakening for her because we are in our 60's and the nurses were in their 30's.  Big difference.  Of course it's hard not to spoil her a little.

It was a dark night, but now it's a beautiful, happy morning my friend.

George

[albalaha]

She will improve gradually for sure.

[Proofreaders2000]

I'm glad Grace is at home and seeming herself.  You also GLC seem to be faring well through all of this. Bravo!