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February 17, 2009 by Patsy

Good News

I snapped this photo of the sunset tonight as we were coming home from Wichita where I had a follow up with the cardiologist. I have been dreading this appointment, but I got good news. This morning when I took my blood pressure it was the first time since surgery that my heart has been beating regular, with no pauses.

The doctor today told me not to worry about pauses, as long as I felt okay when it was happening. I had read pauses and skipped beats were considered something that didn’t require treatment and I guess that’s his assessment too.

I have a slow pulse rate, as did my mom, and both my brothers. This seems to me to indicate it’s genetic. Normally, they consider a slow pulse rate a good thing. But when I was in the hospital, everyone kept questioning it. I kept saying it was always low. They kept ignoring me. Finally, today, he asked about the readings of 48 for pulse rate and how I felt when it was like that. I assured him I felt perfectly normal when my heart rate is in the 40s and 50s. When it’s in the 70s it feels fast to me. Finally, he listened and said, “well, as long as you feel normal, that’s fine. You might have to have a pacemaker later, when you get older.” Like a person who had surgery three weeks ago today wants to hear anything about surgery. But, at least it was surgery in the nebulous “later.”

Overall it went well and I don’t have to dread it anymore, which is nice. I have a follow up with the surgeon on Thursday. Hopefully that will go smoothly too. I anticipate he will release me then.

I’m too tired to write about much else tonight. It’s beddy bye time for me. I am exhausted after today. It’s the first time I’ve had this long of a stretch out and about since surgery. Time to rest.
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Epitaphs for Patsy

In a document she left behind for a good friend, Patsy listed five possible epitaphs that could be used at the time of her passing.

  • ‘Lived Fully. Laughed Loudly. Gave generously. Gone.’
  • ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved. Continuing that elsewhere.’
  • ‘Lived fully every day. No regrets now.’
  • ‘The journey continues It has been magical.’
  • ‘A magical journey so far no regrets.’

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