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Hannah’s Recovery from heart surgery | Day 11
11th day after Hannah’s heart surgery… …and mine & Simon’s 18th Wedding Anniversary 8am About to head across to the hospital so Simon can come over and get showered & changed. Hope Hannah had a good night! But, before the day truly begins, I want to say how lucky I am. In 1991 I made…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 10
Another great day on Hannah’s heart surgery journey Hannah had a good night after a great day that ended with us snuggling up in her bed watching “Educating Yorkshire: One Year On“. She started getting restless around 5.30 this morning…toilet, water, bed up, bed down, tossing and turning, needing her eye mask to be in…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 9 | Charlie’s GCSE results day
An emotional but great day… …counting my blessings – again! 5.40am Eeeeep! It’s GCSE results day! Simon will update me, shortly, on what kind of night Hannah has had and how she is, then either one or both of us will go back to Doncaster with Charlotte to get her results. 6.10am I just spoke…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 7 | PLUS an update on Charlie
One week after heart surgery Hannah is doing great…and we have further news/clarification about Charlie 7.50am This time last week, we were waiting for Hannah to be given pre-meds and taken into theatre. We were watching “Back to the Future II” to pass the time and keep our minds off it all. We were all…
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Recovery from heart surgery | Day 6
A really good day – lots of smiles, laughter and general joviality You could almost forget we’re here because Hannah has just had major heart surgery (less than a week ago!) 9am Came in at 8 to find Hannah up & dressed and having breakfast. She’d managed her half shower etc by herself! She’s had…
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Recovering from heart surgery |Day 5
Highs and Lows A rough night 1am Hannah wakes up as she needs the toilet. Complains of pain…in her chest but also her right shoulder when breathing in. I get her back into bed. ..almost bolt upright as she says it hurts too much otherwise. She probably hardly got any pain relief at her last…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 4
Showers and other shenanigans I got back to the ward at around 8am. Hannah was awake and said hello. She still had the nasal prong oxygen but no longer needed the additional waft from the oxygen mask (I think that stopped last night before I left) and her O2 Sats were still between 98% and…
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 3
Steady progress 4 am Woke up to Hannah sitting up in bed (supported by her lovely nurse, Kate) , having a big cough and struggling to shift the ‘frog in her throat’. She had vomited a little but was fine – had a good drink. Was much stronger getting herself into sitting up position and…
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Hannah’s post-surgery recovery | day 2
8am I just came back to intensive care after a few hours’ s sleep. Simon has updated me on his 2nd half night shift. Hannah much as she was when I left earlier this morning. Still quite tearful and very thirsty. Pain when she moves, despite the morphine clicker. Very sleepy but still woke a…
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