"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, March 8, 2011

Full Day

Good Evening
 
Well Andrea had a fairly good day, although the first thing in the morning she vomitted on awakening.  Could be from waking up too fast maybe, don't know.  Dialysis started early so she was done shortly after lunch.  PT was in to do physio and got her up in the wheelchair from a standing up position.  She spent some time in teen room and was sitting up again for 2 hours or so.  Two of her aunties and a cousin came today so with a lot of stimulation she did not nap at all.  Seems like maybe her sleep wake cycle is getting straightened out some, she was very tired tonight.  Another heart mate patient and his parents stopped by also.  The biggest news though is that her bilirubin was down to 54 today from 66 last Thursday, woo hoo.  I am not sure why her pump was showing that her pump output is going up some, along with her current draw.  To me it suggests that with her blood a little thinner that possibly her own heart is doing a little more and because of that the pump is possibly a little short of supply, the good thing is that these numbers go up and soon come down.  If they stayed there for 2 hours or more they would possibly have to readjust the pump speed or something.  Well it is late and time to sleep so goodnight to all.
 
Thanks, Maynard

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