Mom's update today beware...

My mom is doing ok. She is awnry.. She doesn't quite get that this is serious and she needs to listen to the doctors and nurses. She is wanting to come home before Easter and she isn't understanding that she just can't do that. My dad has tried to tell her that if she doesn't listen to the doctors and nurses and if she has another heart attack she won't be around at all. He has had a heart to heart talk with the doctors today and asked them to explain it to mom that she needs to calm down and follow the instructions and that this is serious and not a game. If you go and see her please make sure she doesn't trick you into doing something for her that is not allowed if have any questions please ask the nurse prior to following through with the action she is asking you to do. Thank you. I know that she has a great support system and we are all a STRONG FAMILY.. I just want to thank each and everyone of you that has been here for her and for us. Love you all and I will continue to update every chance I get. But there is one thing I have to say


I talked to the heart doctor alone yesterday (Julia is typing) he told me what has happened. He told me about the diabities and he said that type 2 is generally hereditary, however; he said that since she only had it for 3 months he is wanting to believe that it came on through obesity and bad diet. He said that he is trying to handle that with medication rather than giving her insulin. Then I asked about her heart valve the one they said is shot, he said generally it could repair itself, but in mom's case he said it is yet to be seen. The reason is because she has what they call a leaking heart valve. That valve that was leaking leaked fluid into her lungs and now with the smoking and the valve that leaked she now has lung damage and that in itself is not repairable. He said that he has seen patients that did smoke get a heart transplant but because of the amount of damage caused to moms lungs that is the reason that she can not get a transplant or a mechanical heart. I thought that to be a bit interesting and thought that I would share this with all of you since it wasn't explained to us about the lung damage that was caused. \
Love all of you and best wishes.. Please keep the power of prayer going for it is helping...