SuzieQTT - MIA??

[kipland]

Where have you been?  Miss seeing you out here!!  How are things going for you?

Lori

[kipland]

Well, forget about me for now!!  I'm so sorry that first of all, your mom has to go through this, and you kids as well.  It's never easy to watch someone that you love suffer.  I'll be praying for you and your family as you go through this tough time.  You really DO need to rest so that you're alert and can take those notes when the doc comes in!  Take it easy, and I really hope that things start improving for your mom.  
Big hugs to you, Suzie!!

Lori

[SuzieQTT]

Hey...I have been at the hospital for the last 5 days...my mom went into Congested Heart Failure...I spoke with her pulmonologiest and he gave me the bad news last night...I was by myself.  He told me that she has 20% of her lung left and her heart has been so damaged by this that neither organ can recover.  Basically he told me that she was in critical condition and there wasn't alot he could do about it.  He is giving her a steroid, dekadron (spelling???).  He is afraid that her heart will stop beating at any time...which he said is likely to happen.  He loves my mom so much and I could tell that he was broken hearted, frustrated and angry that she had not been able to quit smoking.  Now she has all of this on top of Pulmonary Hypertension.  I have been trying to spend time there...My sister, who is the breast cancer survivor...has been spliting the bedside watching with me.  I am the youngest of 8 and this should not be so difficult but when I told everyone what the doc said they acted like I had exaggerated it.  I was an Executive Assistant to a CEO, CIO and CMO for at least 10 years so trust me I know how to take notes...and when I started reading from it they jus said that they didn't think it was caused by smoking!!!!  Doctor's exact words were "If she had done what we discussed in February 2006, when her Echo was still very good, then we might have had a chance now....her Echo was severe.  Basically I am at my wits end!  I am still trying to go to school and keep up my hours because I have to have it for Student Loans and Financial Aid but today I just decided to come home after 2 hours...I needed sleep.  I haven't walked away from the forum but I just haven't had the time to even log on and read new posts.

How are things going with you???  Feeling better?
Suzie