"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, April 12, 2011

Walked with a Walker

Hello Everyone
 
Today was another milestone for Andrea and a good day also.  This morning in physio therapy, with the aid of a walker she managed to walk about 60 feet.  I was right behind her with the wheelchair and at the 30 foot mark she sat down and rested a few minutes before resuming her walk again.  Needless to say, we were very proud of her achievements, and she was very pleased with herself.  After another hour she did some OT, but she was very tired, she had about a half hour rest in her bed and then she went up to dialysis clinic for the afternoon.  She had a little nap there and tonight she actually was quite chipper again.  Slowly her strength is coming back, if we look back to where she was 6 weeks ago, she has come a long ways, if we look at where she was 2 years ago she has a long way to go.  It is best not to contemplate the future, none of us know what it holds anyways, we rejoice in her accomplishments of the day.  If things continue improving in the future days, we hope to have here at the RMH for the weekend coming up.  Thanks again for all the support and the many prayers that have been offered up on our behalf.  Goodnight.
 
Regards, Maynard

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