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2860 days ago

Penelope Bodek, Dan Vechiola, Phyllis Petersen and 8 others reacted to this

Marlise Conrad Hello everyone,
Thank you for all the calls and visits. We hope to discharge today once we get the su ... Read more

Marlise Conrad Hello everyone,
Thank you for all the calls and visits. We hope to discharge today once we get the supplies and items at home that she needs. We go to Duke to get the staples out and labs done on Wednesday. Hopefully we will get her to stay home for good now to continue her recovery:)

Marie Myers You look great! Hope the rest of your recovery goes super smooth...

Chris Purvis You look great Marlise!

Catie B Looking wonderful! Best to you, Marlise!

Susan Lynn You're stunning! You look like you're 30 years old! What is your secret???
Hope you get a great rep ... Read more

Susan Lynn You're stunning! You look like you're 30 years old! What is your secret???
Hope you get a great report at Duke on Wednesday!

Bill Gillam I'm going to Duke soon. Great hospital!

Marlise Conrad Thank you for the kind words and support. My oxygen level drops while walking and is 88-90 while sit ... Read more

Marlise Conrad Thank you for the kind words and support. My oxygen level drops while walking and is 88-90 while sitting. Therefore will be using supplemental oxygen while my heart heals. Onward recovery.....

Judy S Sending you good energy for your continued recovery. Let's hope for smooth sailing from here!

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2871 days ago

Judy Shaw, Jennifer John, Steven Methot and 3 others reacted to this

Good morning, Some good news today- Mom's blood levels are changing and she is down 2 lbs of fluid! Yahoo!! So although we will likely still stay another ...Read more

Good morning, Some good news today- Mom's blood levels are changing and she is down 2 lbs of fluid! Yahoo!! So although we will likely still stay another evening, there is upward change in the levels which is good. For those worrying- a longer stay in

Catie B I'm so glad to hear there is steady progress and that Marlise will be released soon. That is great ne ... Read more

Catie B I'm so glad to hear there is steady progress and that Marlise will be released soon. That is great news!

BTW, I'm not sure what is occurring but with most of your posts with pictures, some of the text is getting cut off. It abruptly drops off part way through the third line.

Marlise Conrad Hmmm that is odd- i will look into it- thank you! I copy and paste it from another website so maybe t ... Read more

Marlise Conrad Hmmm that is odd- i will look into it- thank you! I copy and paste it from another website so maybe that's why!

Susan Lynn Thank you so much for the updates. Sounds like your Mom is doing well. You'll all be headed home, ... Read more

Susan Lynn Thank you so much for the updates. Sounds like your Mom is doing well. You'll all be headed home, soon!

Marlise Conrad I think i am getting capped in the captions for talking too much! I will get around to posting the up ... Read more

Marlise Conrad I think i am getting capped in the captions for talking too much! I will get around to posting the updates in her journal too- Sorry about that!

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2871 days ago

Kelly Stoll, Judy Shaw, Steven Methot and 1 other reacted to this

Hi everyone, We are hoping for discharge tomorrow or Friday but nothing concrete yet. Mom's fluid is coming off her each day but there is still some retention. ...Read more

Hi everyone, We are hoping for discharge tomorrow or Friday but nothing concrete yet. Mom's fluid is coming off her each day but there is still some retention. We are also still working on a couple blood levels. Nurse Practitioner noted that this wasn'

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2873 days ago

Judy Shaw, Shannon Gray, Rose Madura and 5 others reacted to this

No we were not discharged today... Hey everyone, Still some fluid on her and around her lungs as well as her blood not being thin enough but she is a ...Read more

No we were not discharged today... Hey everyone, Still some fluid on her and around her lungs as well as her blood not being thin enough but she is a trooper. She walked 1 MILE today! Walking is the best thing they say you can do!! We are hoping for

Steven Methot A trouper indeed! Let's hope for a speedy return home.

Marlise Conrad Thanks!

Kirk Bepler Your doing good, it will get better. Hope your released soon for a speedy recovery!

Dan Vechiola Hang in there you guys. One day at a time and hoping for your release.

Rose Madura I'm amazed that she was able to walk a mile in the hospital! Best to stay there than to go home and ... Read more

Rose Madura I'm amazed that she was able to walk a mile in the hospital! Best to stay there than to go home and have to return. I hope the lungs clear soon.

Chris Purvis Looking good Marlise! Hope you get to go home soon and continue your recovery journey.

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2873 days ago

Steven Methot, Phyllis Petersen, Kelly Stoll and 5 others reacted to this

Wonder Woman Shield is on! Hey everyone, Another day and night at Duke... Last night Mom's incision was opened to air and she was un-tethered from all ...Read more

Wonder Woman Shield is on! Hey everyone, Another day and night at Duke... Last night Mom's incision was opened to air and she was un-tethered from all machines. This is a picture of her incision shield that helps keep the clothing off of it. She has

Chris Purvis Sounds like she may be going home soon since she is freed of all the machines? Glad she seems to be d ... Read more

Chris Purvis Sounds like she may be going home soon since she is freed of all the machines? Glad she seems to be doing better than 2 days ago...

Judy Shaw Yes, untethered means closer to going home. Best wishes.

Marlise Conrad hope so- still working on getting some fluid out and off her lungs as well as getting the blood JUST ... Read more

Marlise Conrad hope so- still working on getting some fluid out and off her lungs as well as getting the blood JUST thin enough- posting new update now!

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2875 days ago

Rose Madura reacted to this

What goes up, must come down... Hello everyone, Sorry for the late update- was a big day of FIFA soccer and visitors today! Today has been one of mom's ...Read more

What goes up, must come down... Hello everyone, Sorry for the late update- was a big day of FIFA soccer and visitors today! Today has been one of mom's harder days as she did not get too much sleep last night due to wheezing. She is also having some

Chris Purvis How is she doing today??

Marlise Conrad Just posted another update- still has some fluid buildup though

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2876 days ago

Susan Lynn, Kelly Stoll, Liz Gephart and 3 others reacted to this

Here she is.... Miss America.... of Duke:) Happy Saturday everyone! Mom is doing great! We have found a medication that controls pain but doesn't take away ...Read more

Here she is.... Miss America.... of Duke:) Happy Saturday everyone! Mom is doing great! We have found a medication that controls pain but doesn't take away her spark and give her grogginess and it's given her back a little of her appetite. She is gett

Catie B Excellent! Looking wonderful!

Susan Lynn Fantastic! You look fabulous! Welcome to recovery!

Chris Purvis You have some amazing energy inside it’s almost contagious. Glad you are doing so well!

Helen Daw You look great!! Welcome to the recovery side!! Wishing you a very smooth sailing from here!!

Rose Madura Welcome to recovery! May it be uneventful!

Tim Chapman Glad everything went well. I see the word Duke above, is that Duke University? If so which surgeon ... Read more

Tim Chapman Glad everything went well. I see the word Duke above, is that Duke University? If so which surgeon did you use? I am using Dr. Hughes as a second opinion for my heart valve issues.

Marlise Conrad

2877 days ago

Keeping on the up and up! Posted 06/29/2018 Hello everyone, Good news today! - Her heart is beating on it's own with the temporary pacemaker as a ...Read more

Keeping on the up and up! Posted 06/29/2018 Hello everyone, Good news today! - Her heart is beating on it's own with the temporary pacemaker as a backup which is awesome!!! - She had one of her chest drains removed with the other scheduled fo

Marlise Conrad

2877 days ago

Goodbye ICU! Posted 06/28/2018 Say Goodbye to this view! She has graduated to the step down floor in the main hospital which is a good thing!!! The likelihood ...Read more

Goodbye ICU! Posted 06/28/2018 Say Goodbye to this view! She has graduated to the step down floor in the main hospital which is a good thing!!! The likelihood of a pacemaker is looking low which is good and hopeful. Everything looks stable and not mu

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2877 days ago

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Day 1 Post-Op Posted 06/27/2018 Hello everyone & Good morning! I was here until about 10pm. She was able to get her breathing tube out but was "talking" ...Read more

Day 1 Post-Op Posted 06/27/2018 Hello everyone & Good morning! I was here until about 10pm. She was able to get her breathing tube out but was "talking" up a storm up until then using a letter board! She came out of anesthesia beautifully but her

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2877 days ago

Susan Lynn, Rose Madura, Kelly Stoll reacted to this

Pre-Op appts Posted 06/25/2018 Hi everyone, We got to our air BnB last night and it's very cute and homey even though we probably won't be there much. ...Read more

Pre-Op appts Posted 06/25/2018 Hi everyone, We got to our air BnB last night and it's very cute and homey even though we probably won't be there much. We're on our way to the first Pre-Op appointment. She will get a physical, chest xray, EKG as we