"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.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Not Sleeping Well

Andrea had dialysis starting at 8;30 AM 4 hour run, slept some this afternoon, got her up in her wheelchair around 6 PM.  She was nauseous part of the day and very tired.  She kept telling us the last while that she was awake a lot at night, so we arranged with her that if she was awake more than 5 minutes during the night that she should wake her mom up.  So last night she slept till about 3 Am and was awake mostly till 7 AM.  Today her medications were changed to see if it was possible for her to sleep better, which would help her to be more alert during the day.  I think most of us can say how the next day goes if we for some reason are sleep deprived at night, the next day loses it's shine after awhile, and so with her.  Tomorrow we hope to take her down to the gym for physio therapy, don't know what the plans are for her down there.  It might be the parallel bars some time next week, I don't think that is the plan for just yet.  Well I am tired and don't know what else to write so I'd better quit for now.
 
Goodnight, Maynard

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