When learning of Nancy\u2019s hospital stay, one of her e-mail correspondents sent a version of the alphabet such as has been used to help children remember.\u00a0 Such as, A is for apple, and B is for boat.\u00a0 This one is for seniors and begins \u2013 A is for arthritis; B for bad back.<\/p>\n
Find it here: \u00a0 \u00a0http:\/\/wwwwj.net\/joke02\/j063.html<\/p>\n
At the end are two extra lines:<\/p>\n
I’ve survived all the symptoms, my body’s deployed,<\/p>\n
And I’m keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed !<\/p>\n
I thought of this today when Nancy and I were visiting with the cardiologist in the ICU for the day.\u00a0 He mentioned that later today Nancy would be visited by a hematologist.\u00a0 Someone could put together a list of all the specialties and post it beside Nancy\u2019s bed for the doctors to place a check on when they visit.\u00a0 With the rotation of folks through the last two weeks she has been seen by many doctors, but most have been cardio-types.<\/p>\n
So why the hematologist?\u00a0 Apparently the chemical of choice to prevent clotting during open-heart surgery is heparin.\u00a0 Nancy has developed an allergic reaction to this resulting in the degradation of blood platelets \u2013 which corrects itself when the drug is withdrawn. \u00a0There are substitutes for heparin including one derived from the saliva of leeches.\u00a0 Synthetic versions have been developed insofar as leech saliva is not abundant.\u00a0 I had to leave before the doctor arrived and I don\u2019t think she was going to do much today but believe this will lead to analysis of Nancy\u2019s blood chemistry to advise the growing team planning her surgery.<\/p>\n
A is for anticoagulant;<\/p>\n
B is for blood<\/p>\n
C is for \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n
Oh, Nancy slept well last night and felt better today.\u00a0 Her voice is returning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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