Friday, January 09, 2009
Congestive Heart Failure
Our sister-in-law has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and has now been put on oxygen full-time. Grace is in the alzheimers ward but is going to be moved out into the outer area now as she no longer can walk and is in a wheelchair full-time. That way she is no longer a flight risk. It is hard to watch someone go downhill. Her heart is working hard and at only 55% of the time so she doesn't get enough oxygen on her own. Her kidneys are starting to fail which means her body is beginning to shut down for the last time. She just passed he 85th birthday on New Years day. It is sad for her family to watch her deteriorate. The alzheimers was bad enough but now the congestive heart failure looks like it is going to end her life.
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