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susandennisMy Mom comes back from the doctor today and sends me an email that says: "He says I have heart failure. I'll tell you the rest after I change my clothes and eat the Nutty Buddy that I got at the store."
Ok, I'm thinking... engine failure = you don't go nowhere... kidney failure = you dead... ditto for liver failure... Heart Failure??!! Well, clearly she figures she'll live long enough to get comfortable and finish off her ice cream treat.
Meanwhile I'm having heart failure! Her next email includes a link that her doctor gave her:
Heart Failure - Reading it makes me feel a bit less like she's not going to live to finish that freakin Nutty Butty, but this bit is a little curious:
"About two-thirds of all patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. However, some live beyond 5 years, even into old age."
One third live beyond 5 years into old age???? The woman is 80 now! Geesh. Oh well. Her game plan was to live 10 years beyond Daddy. She's got about 6 years left on that deal so sounds like things aren't too out of whack.
Ok, I'm thinking... engine failure = you don't go nowhere... kidney failure = you dead... ditto for liver failure... Heart Failure??!! Well, clearly she figures she'll live long enough to get comfortable and finish off her ice cream treat.
Meanwhile I'm having heart failure! Her next email includes a link that her doctor gave her:
Heart Failure - Reading it makes me feel a bit less like she's not going to live to finish that freakin Nutty Butty, but this bit is a little curious:
"About two-thirds of all patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. However, some live beyond 5 years, even into old age."
One third live beyond 5 years into old age???? The woman is 80 now! Geesh. Oh well. Her game plan was to live 10 years beyond Daddy. She's got about 6 years left on that deal so sounds like things aren't too out of whack.