To get a little serious here on this blog. Our friend Trish who is another sister to me has had some hereditary heart issues the past few years. It's something her Mom suffers from but her Mom's heart repaired itself and Trish's did not. For the last few years she has had to wear a vest, she was opened up and this device that helped her heart to pump was inserted into her chest and she was always hooked up to some kind of wires. She was waiting for a donor heart for a heart transplant.
Tuesday this week she received her call, a donor had passed away and they found a heart that matches Trishes and she was on top of the list. That call came Tuesday morning, by 5:00 Tuesday evening she was scheduled for Surgery at Ruby. It was 7:00 before she went back for the transplant. The surgery lasted 10 hours and they wheeled her out and back into ICU at about 6:00 AM on Wednesday. The operation was a success, her heart was removed and a donors heart is now pumping blood throughout her body.
I was talking to her Dad on Wednesday and they are talking about her being in the hospital for three weeks to recover from this transplant. She was sitting up by Wednesday evening and was walking by Thursday. She is still in ICU at this time, but she is alert and I have spoken with her a few times. She has a new heart and is on the road to recovery. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers as we move forward. I'll be setting up a GoFundMe site for her to help cover medical costs this weekend.
Have a great day, and appreciate everyone and everything around you.
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