Mom and Dad had appts on Monday with Dr Eberhart, their heart Dr. We sent the pacemaker transmission over the phone in the morning before we left - pretty amazing, sounded like we were sending a fax with the same beeping sound. Of course, Dad was pretty anxious because he thought we might be LATE getting to Wenatchee. (The results of the pacemaker check will be given to them at a later date.) We also had an appt for the car (it has as many appts as they do) to get an oil change and check up. I had suggested that they do that in Twisp from now on because the place in Wenatchee doesn't offer a car to borrow while they work on theirs (I'm still working on that idea).
Dr Eberhart is a great doctor and person. He takes his time with them and respects them, which is so nice. They both had EKGs done (it was pretty crowded in there) and both results were good.
The medication they put Mom on last month is working great and she isn't having the fluttering. Yeah!!!!
Dad's aortic valve is getting less flexible but the only cure for that is valve replacement which he and the Dr. agreed probably wasn't a good idea. He will have an echocardiogram done in September, which will give the Doctors info on what medications he should avoid etc.
Dr E said he is just amazed at both of them. He said Mom seems like she's in her 70s (made her day!).
So, both M&D were in pretty good spirits at the beginning of the day. After appts and lunch (we missed you Sandy and Bill, maybe next time, it was short notice I know) and then Costco and Safeway they were both getting tired (me too). It was 100 degrees also so that drained us even more. By the time we got to Starbucks Dad decided to stay in the car (a first) and I delivered his latte to him.
All in all, a good day. They both seem in much better spirits than the last 2 weeks. Dad is feeling better after his last fall and isn't in as much pain which helps Mom too. They are getting excited to see Emily and family - that will be great!!
Also, the phone calls have helped too. They really enjoy hearing from you all.
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Thx again Lori! A draining day for you for sure. Glad the doc thinks they are ok. Their health is truly a blessing few have known. As for the Em/Kap/Clover/Violet/Sandy--they are NOT going over this weekend due to both girls having very runny noses--Kap too. We'll see what happens from here.
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