"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.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Waiting to See What Her Kidneys Do...

Good Evening Everyone
 
Today was a good day for Andrea. although she did not walk as far as yesterday.  The PT said it is common for that to happen, muscles have been stretched the first time that are sore the next day, so she walked 30 feet with the walker and did some other leg exercises instead.  She had one short bout of nausea and after getting rid of some stomach contents and with the help of an anti nausea medication she was good again.  Her bed was changed about one week ago from the delux air inflated one she had which is designed for people who are completely immobilized, to a firmer, more conventional one.  She is enjoying this one more and sleeps much better on it and is able to sleep on her side if she chooses.  Tomorrow is dialysis again in the afternoon, hope it goes well for her.  We hope and pray for a miracle that her kidneys will function again, nephrologists don't give much hope that they will start up again, but they are used to mostly dealing with the aged, not so common for someone her age to require dialysis.  There are young patients whom we have known quite well that have recovered kidney function somewhat and get along quite well after their kidneys had stopped functioning, so we hope and pray... Today she ate a few bites of pasta her mother had prepared, and with more mobility we expect her appetite to be stimulated again.  I don't know what else to report so goodnight.
 
Thanks, Maynard

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