"We Love Andrea" was created to update Andrea's friends as she went through a difficult journey. After her second heart transplant when her pulse began to speed up she was given a pacemaker, then a Heart Mate II or LVAD. She was in the Stollery Children's Hospital, then the Mazankowski heart unit in Edmonton, Alberta for 7 months. However, she peacefully died on May 11, 2011 when the rest of her heart and other organs could handle the strain no longer. If you come to this blog, pray for her family and friends, remember to tell your friends you love them, then sign your organ donor card.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Here it is- sorry its late

Hi Everyone

Today was quiet and uneventful, Andrea had a good day.  Slowly she is getting an appetite, she actually said once today that she was hungry.  She nibbles a very little bit at a time, by now her stomach must be quite shrunken from having nothing in it for 3 months.  She will have to slowly expand her volume to the point where she can have her nose tube removed.  We had her in her wheelchair twice today, also trying to keep her awake during the day so she will sleep better at night.  Her sense of humor even poked through once today.  Tomorrow is dialysis again, sure hope it will be the first thing in the morning.  Tonight she admitted that she felt better than a week ago.  Can't think what else to write, so before I repeat myself I'll stop.  Goodnight.

Thanks, Maynard





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