Monday morning, July 25, 6:30 am

Well, yesterday about this time, the doctor said that if we made it through the day it would be a good sign ... and we made it through the day! So that's a good sign :) Thank you so much for your love and prayer support. Many have written us saying they are praying, and we praise God for your encouragement. By the way, if you're reading along and come to a word that doesn't make any sense ... just make as much sense as you can out of it or ask me for clarity ... my spell checker sometimes puts in its own hints for what it thinks I'm trying to say ... often helpful, but when my proofreading doesn't catch a mistake, it can be confusing. I'm entering these logs from my phone, and I'm not yet adept in texting ... so thank you for your patience.

Mom was sleeping when I went in this morning. Her nurse said that through the night her heart kept going back and both from being fully dependent on the pacemaker and trying to establish its own rhythm so that situation with a consistent heartbeat is not established yet. She said it could be due to the damage from the heart attack. This is important because as I mentioned earlier, her blood pressure drops when the pacemaker kicks in and they are trying to regulate her blood pressure through medication and this is proving difficult.

Mom has a large sore bruise on her neck which is from an attempt to put in a line. Her right leg, the one her blood pump has been in (and the leg where they still can't find a pulse) is getting sore now. From what I understand, her blood pump (which is helping to relieve some of the workload of her heart) operates through a cath in her right groin area and is causing weak circulation in that leg. The nurse would like to see that pump removed, but doesn't know if they will do that.

Other than that the night was uneventful. Mom continues to be responsive, and that's good.

Joanne is heading to Halifax this morning to take a course for work (sign language) and we have people at home watching our girls ... so please pray for Alanna & Brennan as they are home without us since I've been staying here at the hospital with Mom.