My friend Penny was in town today babysitting and free at 1 p.m. so I met her at this amazing restaurant up on West 10th. I haven't lived in Vancouver since 1962 when Penny and I graduated from Nurses training at St. Paul's and had never been in this area. What a treat! Instead of sending flowers and a card to Ron, Penny decided I needed a decent meal and she was right. Not fun being on your own for a lengthy time unexpected, in someone else's house although Gwyn's townhouse has been a blessing for me. We shared wild mushroom ravioli and a incredible chicken pannini plus a dessert each. Penny is such a bad influence on me. We walked down the street together and the shops are truly a joy, wool, bike, jewelry, garden, children's toys and here we are in the quilt shop. On the street we hugged goodbye and a young woman said 'you two look so cute in your matching jackets'. We'd bought the same ones together before a cruise and Penny said " Yes, we need to pretend that we're in the same biking club' and the stranger said 'or just best friends' and we both beamed and said yes, that's what it is.
Back to VGH and finally met Dr. Berstein , a woman who has been the Head of the Cardiology Surgical Unit for 12 years. No nonsense here. Ron's going nowhere soon. She put him on a Lasix IV, feet up continuously, and severe fluid restriction. Need to dump some of the overload and reduce the load on the heart. She overrides everyone else, including the younger surgeons. His heart rate is finally at 58, still in atrial fib but more controlled.
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