"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 6, 2011

At Home for 5 Hours!


Good Evening
 
Today has been another landmark day for Andrea,she was able to enjoy about 5 hours at home!!  We arrived home at 11AM and the pump doctor and his nurse drove in about 5 minutes later.  A little after that Jeff and Twila came bringing a meal that Twila had prepared.  At noon we all gathered around the table, with Andrea in her wheelchair and enjoyed a nice time together.  Around 1 PM her friends started coming, boys and girls she had attended school with, and since the day was so nice and our deck is on the south side of the house they all spent awhile out there.  We soon went in again and Andrea asked the group to sing awhile which they do a lot, 17 of them showed up.  By 4;20 we were back on the road again and she was back in her room by 6 oclock.  She was very tired by the time we were halfway back to Edmonton and remarked that she had forgotten how far it was.  Not only Andrea was tired though, I think we will all sleep well tonight.  Too tired to think so that will be all.
 
Goodnight, Maynard

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