Wednesday, March 20, 2013

No way to say this any easier: back to Baltimore

Colleen is, at this moment, on the road back to Johns Hopkins hospital, her friends Beth and Pat driving. Over the last two days, fluid has built up again to the point where only medical staff can intervene. The fluid buildup is related to the heart-lungs and also kidney symbiosis. Strained lungs cause a backup of blood from the heart which causes hypertension in the pulmonary artery between the heart and lungs and also means that the blood and oxygen flow throughout the entire body, including the brain, is insufficient which then, don't know how exactly, impacts the kidneys. It's at this point, I believe, fluid retention begins.

Prayers.

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