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They took her off the ventilator at six this evening and so far she is tolerating it well. She is going to be foggy for a day or three but she does recognize her name. Her kidney lab results will continue to be high for another day or two and she still has a lot of fluid to work off but at this point she is progressing. She will stay in the recovery unit for at least one more day and then at least a week longer in the hospital telemetry unit.
Pray for:
– continued healing of the heart
– improvement in kidney function
– ability to stay off the ventilator
– increasing mental clarity

My mom had a very restful night and is very encouraged today. This is a note she sent to a friend:

“I just talked with anesthesia. She said I would go down about 7am, they would do all the anesthesia stuff and he would start the surgery about 8:00 am. It will take 4-5hours then I would be in recovery until everything is calm with my heart, then I would go to CCU, so we are probably into Friday. I will be back on CCStep down which is where I am now.
Just talked with Dr. Chan’s PA and he was wonderful. He said in a month I would be getting over my acute pain, in 3 months I would start feeling better and in 6 months I would stop using my surgery as a reference point. I will be ready to LIVE AGAIN. Hooray! I am excited about the prospects!”