Heurese, the young woman who had surgery a couple of months ago in Cleveland, is doing very well. She is continuing to recover in Cleveland.
Heurese had a state-of-the-art artificial heart valve put in to replace her defective valve. One of the really excellent things about this new valve is that she shouldn't have to be on blood thinners for the rest of her life.
You may know that blood sometimes clots around artificial things in the body. In order to prevent this, patients with artificial valves have to take medicine that thins the blood for the rest of their lives. For people who live in Haiti, this is problematic because they have to monitor their blood to ensure that it doesn't get too thick or thin. This can be done in Haiti, but like many things, it is extra difficult. For reasons I can't explain, Heurese's new valve will not require her to take blood thinners.
Heurese is a very industrious person. With her health restored, she is helping her host family with chores and in any way she can.
She is a blessing to all of us.
2 comments:
Maria--we're so glad to hear that Heurese is doing good!
debbie welter
Hello Maria,
I tried to connect with you on Facebook. I thought that it would be another connection between Peoria and Haiti. There were too many Maria Carrolls.
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