Patty home at last

Hi everyone:

Patty is home. After a somewhat hellish day of delays and minor missteps, we finally arrived home shortly after midnight. Patty had a pulmonary stress test in the morning, a long wait, and then had the IV port implanted in her arm. Unfortunately, an X-ray revealed that the placement was not ideal, so it needed to be repositioned. Unfortunately again, the next X-ray also revealed that it needed to be adjusted. We then waited for a couple of hours for the third and final X-ray before Patty was finally released. She is home now, and relaxing. Next week, we will complete her pre-transplant approval tests on an outpatient basis, and Patty could be placed on the transplant list as early as next week. She is receiving home health care support for her IV drugs. More later...

Brian