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My Mother is in the Critical Care Unit
Yesterday, my mother was suppose to have thanksgiving dinner with my sister's family. Our calls to wish her Happy Thanksgiving went unanswered.
Finally, my sister sent her son over to my mother's senior living facility to check on her. When he got there he saw an ambulance pulling in also.
It turns out that my mother fell in her apartment and could hardly move. She has an emergency string she can pull to get emergency help in her bedroom and in her bathroom. It took her three hours to crawl an inch at a time to pull the string! Her face has rug burns.
Anyways, what is causing her balance problem and weakness in her limbs is Chairi Malformation in her brain and spinal chord. This requires brain surgery.
On top of that, they think the fall may have caused a heart attack.
She is now going through extensive tests to check her heart. If her heart is fine, they will probably choose to do the brain surgury. They can't do both heart surgery and brain surgery back to back.
We should have a clear direction by the end of the day today. Please say a prayer for mom!
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