May I ask for purrs and prayers for my Mother, please?

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:50:16 -0500, "Gramby"
wrote:

Purrs for het to get d tretmentz. Our gramby may hafta haff dat surgery one
of deze dayz so we purrs and prays that itself iz sukesful. Piglett purring
her best/


Fangyu. inna yeer or tu, or maybee a wittel longur, dis wil be rooteen.


"Will in New Haven" wrote in message
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On Oct 22, 2:28 am, Gandalf wrote:
My elderly Mother has been in failing heath for a long time; she is 89
years old. She still lives alone in the big old house I grew up in. It
has 4 levels, and 3 flights of stairs. She is having a LOT of trouble
with the stairs

About a month ago she was diagnosed with atrial stenosis. That means
the valve from the left ventricle in her heart, which pumps oxygenated
blood to the entire body, is no longer functioning properly.

Because of this, not enough oxygen is getting pumped to her body.

The usual treatment for heart valve failure is open heart surgery,
with a heart valve replacement. My Mother would very likely not
survive open heart surgery.

There is another treatment, where a heart valve is implanted in her
heart, threaded through a large artery. It is not without risks, but
the risks are much lower than open heart surgery.

Unfortunately, the procedure, and more importantly, the implantable
valve, has not yet been approved the FDA (The American Food and Drug
Administration) They have control over all drugs and medical devices
in the USA. Without the approval of the new heart valve, no insurance
company will pay for the new type of valve, and the procedure to
implant it.

However, these valves are being implanted in some patients, as part of
the clinical trials to get them approved by the FDA.

But, the clinical trial is picking and choosing only patients who will
do well with the new procedure, to make the data look better.

Of COURSE This is how things are done in the USA, now.

So, on Monday, I am taking my Mother to start the process to see if
she 'qualifies' for the heart valve implantation. The procedure has
been done on many patients, in 36 hospitals across the USA.

One of them is just about midway between my house, and my Mother's
house.

So, I would like to have as many purrs and prayers, that my Mother
fits whatever warped standards the doctors are using, this month.

It's the only chance she has.

Purrs for your mom and for your feelings.

Purrs and prayers speeding on their way from Canada for you and your
mom!

Heather and DaRennieKidz

On Oct 22, 2:28*am, Gandalf wrote:
My elderly Mother has been in failing heath for a long time; she is 89
years old. She still lives alone in the big old house I grew up in. It
has 4 levels, and 3 flights of stairs. She is having a LOT of trouble
with the stairs

About a month ago she was diagnosed with atrial stenosis. That means
the valve from the left ventricle in her heart, which pumps oxygenated
blood to the entire body, is no longer functioning properly.

Because of this, not enough oxygen is getting pumped to her body.

The usual treatment for heart valve failure is open heart surgery,
with a heart valve replacement. My Mother would very likely not
survive open heart surgery.

There is another treatment, where a heart valve is implanted in her
heart, threaded through a large artery. It is not without risks, but
the risks are much lower than open heart surgery.

Unfortunately, the procedure, and more importantly, the implantable
valve, has not yet been approved the FDA (The American Food and Drug
Administration) They have control over all drugs and medical devices
in the USA. Without the approval of the new heart valve, no insurance
company will pay for the new type of valve, and the procedure to
implant it.

However, these valves are being implanted in some patients, as part of
the clinical trials to get them approved by the FDA.

But, the clinical trial is picking and choosing only patients who will
do well with the new procedure, to make the data look better.

Of COURSE This is how things are done in the USA, now.

So, on Monday, I am taking my Mother to start the process to see if
she 'qualifies' for the heart valve implantation. The procedure has
been done on many patients, in 36 hospitals across the USA.

One of them is just about midway between my house, and my Mother's
house.

So, I would like to have as many purrs and prayers, that my Mother
fits whatever warped standards the doctors are using, this month.

It's the only chance she has.

So, I would like to have as many purrs and prayers, that my Mother fits
whatever warped standards the doctors are using, this month.

It's the only chance she has.

We are purring our best purrs. Our Meowmie's Moewmie got a heart valve
replacement (using a pig's heart valve) more than 10 years ago and it has
been working wonders. We're sincerely purring that your Meowmie gets
accepted into the program and gets her new valve.

Amelia
for her clowder, feline, canine, and human

We are purrrrrrrrrrrrring as hard and as loud as we can, sir.

Azad, with Ella and Neko doing their best