The women in this family are a bunch of tough old broads. The grace and strength they have displayed during some trying times is amazing. Darlene had bypass surgery on Thursday. The major artery to her left ventricle was 95% blocked. (Remember kids: shortness of breath while doing nothing is a warning sign for so many issues. So is passing out after standing up.) The surgery went quickly with no complications. We were able to see her by the late afternoon on Thursday. (I am convinced that Purgatory will be like the waiting room of a hospital: so much waiting with little to do and old magazines to read.) I went to visit her on Friday. She was sitting up, and had been able to do so a couple times that day. She told me, "Don't let anyone kid you; this really hurts." Honest and blunt. Her sense of humor is intact. She said later, "Everyone has said I look better today. I must have really looked crappy yesterday." Went back yesterday. She's still in the ICU. The hope was that she was to be moved to a regular room yesterday, but that didn't happen. She's really nauseous. The nurses keep rebalancing the medication to relieve both the pain and the nausea. (Could you imagine throwing up after having your chest cracked open? No thank you.)
That is all for now. She should be in there a couple more days, and, I think, she'll be moved to a rehabilitation facility to recover.
***Addendum: This morning, unbeknownst to us, her lungs were full of fluid and had to be drained. Would've been nice if one of the staff had called anyone in the family.
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