So, I wanted to talk a little about the stroke that caused this event- Heather had what is called a "Hemorrhagic Stroke"--as illustrated here:
The neurologists decided to do surgery to relieve the pressure from the built up blood pressing against the brain. The bad news is Heather is NOT going to like her buzzed hair- the good news is the surgery was a success.
Each day Heather has faced so many challenges. From running a temperature to having high ICP's (Intracranial Pressure)- those should be below 20 and have run anywhere from 80's to the teens. She is being treated with Mannitol - which draws the excess fluid from her brain and moves it along in her system. On day 2 the Dr's decided to put her in a medically induced coma- they used a drug called pentobarb. This is the sleepy of all sleepy meds.. They discontinued Sunday night and she is slowly starting to gain consciousness.
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