Today and tomorrow are maintenance days for Martha. This morning doctors discovered a small hole between two chambers of her heart. Nothing alarming -- it happens in about 20% of the general population. The doctors plan to patch the hole tomorrow. They're also going to perform a tracheostomy and install a food line to her stomach. This will allow them to remove the respirator tube in her throat and the food line in her nose and should make her more comfortable overall. Then late today doctors thought a small clot might be forming around the pick line so they moved the line to avoid any problems. They're not taking any chances on clots forming.
When I was there this evening, Bronte was talking to Martha and holding her hand. Martha discovered Bronte was wearing long sleeves and moved her left hand up and down Bronte's arm, exploring her hand and the shirt sleeve.
I noticed there's a card in Martha's room that someone has sent flowers. Unfortunately, flowers aren't allowed in ICU, so the card is there as a reminder.
One more bit of news: Chloe is moving back to New York and soon will be looking for a job. If you know of anyone who can use her experience as a customer service supervisor, feel free to email the details to her at chloe.deshong@gmail.com
That's it for me for today. Thanks to everyone for the prayers, positive energy, good thoughts, etc. Please keep them coming. And if you know of anyone who might be interested in following her recovery via this blog, feel free to pass along the address: www.marthadeshong.blogspot.com.
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