a little more info

Tomorrow morning, first thing, Mom will have another bronchoscopy with Dr. Park. They're performing it in an operating room this time, rather than the usual bronchoscopy suite, because of the precarious situation with her heart and lungs, They want to be sure that all of the tools and equipment that might prove necessary, in the event of an emergency, are right there at their fingertips.

Erin, Dr. Pietanza's assistant, came to meet with us several times throughout the day, and when she stopped by for the last time, in the evening, she said that all of the issues Mom's dealing with right now are reversible but we just have to be careful (in other words Mom can't really move around at all for now because her breathing and oxygen levels become highly disrupted).We need to make certain that Mom doesn't get sicker before we have the chance to fix what's wrong. The fluid around her heart has revealed itself to be a result of dehydration, and nothing worse, so that's good news.  She is on fluids, and they've also changed her anticoagulant medication - apparently her system grew too accustomed to the daily Lovenox injections, so it then became ineffective.  Hopefully the new medication will take care of the blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism).  

Jenn and Oona, Grandpa - tomorrow.