"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.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Nausea Today-Not as good a day

Hi Everyone
 
Today was kind of a sideways day, Andrea had dialysis starting first thing this morning, after a somewhat sleepless night.  Not sure if she slept too much yesterday or whether her stomach was bothering her or what.  She finally threw up around 6 AM and soon they were setting up the dialysis machinery.  She struggled with her stomach all day, although we had her up in her wheelchair for an hour too.  PT hopes to see whether she is able to stand tomorrow.  They sure are working her out to try to loosen up her shoulder joints, she cried out in pain today when they were working her out, yet she knows this is a necessary step for recovery.  Right now I think the greatest immediate hurdle is her nausea, she cannot do anything when it is so bad.  Pray that this can improve.
 
Goodnight Maynard

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