Rest is a state of adaptive inactivity that increases the efficiency of activity by regulating its timing and reducing energy use when activity is not bene
This year, Easter will be a time of new life in a very physical sense for my brother, who is recovering from open-heart surgery and for my brother-in-law who will be receiving a stem cell transplant Easter Monday in his battle against lymphoma. These two things, in particular, make us...
Or like the time the pediatric cardiologist told us the hole in Natalie’s three week old heart would close on its own, that surgery was not needed, and that she would not be limited in any activities. Just as miraculous was Meagan sleeping through the night at three months when it took...
Open heart surgery. She told doctor Kister yes. But a little more than an hour later another surgeon introduced himself, Dr. Alwair. He said he had a casual conversation about this surgery with Kister and had a different proposal: minimally invasive surgery going in from the side between rib...
I was given the illusive “unexplained” diagnosis after passing every diagnostic test thrown at me like a Boss. Eventually I agreed to an exploratory laparoscopy. I’ll never forget waking up from the surgery and having the nurse tell me that the doctor wants to talk with me. The nurses ...
Miss Cooky (with a y) Lundy has seen a lot in her 83 years—she’ll be 84 on Halloween. The Senior Saint has endured open heart surgery, the installation of a pacemaker, blood sugar issues and, two years ago, a broken leg. Ever since Covid arrived, she’s felt the need to listen...
Nasal surgery is of no benefit in sleep apnoeas, but removal of enlarged tonsils is often curative. Tracheostomy is effective since it bypasses the upper airway obstruction, but is rarely required. 2. Mandibular advancement devices - These hold the mandible forward so that the tongue cannot fall...
After days of getting 2 to 4 units of blood, her blood pressure being impossible to manage due to pain medication and rapid blood loss, and her stomach in horrific pain, we were advised to do exploratory surgery. It was exploratory because GI couldn’t scope her due to the delicate state...
I shouldn’t have been surprised – after all, *I* made the memo and emailed it to the show – but within a week I’d forgotten that I’d done so. As is often par for the course when it comes to hearing your own voice on tape, at firstmoiselfdidn’t even realize that it was...
but it wasn’t high on our list. And I never thought once about the yard of toys as we sat in the cardiac ICU waiting for the results of my mom’s heart surgery.Life happens and the details fall where they may – life has a way of sorting out what matters.While I would LOVE for...