Grandma Violet

My Grandma was admitted to the hospital last Thursday after she was having trouble keeping her balance and remembering which day it was. Taylorville hospital thought she might need a pace maker so she was transferred to Springfield. Springfield determined that one of the valves in her heart was "leaking" and needed to be closed. My Grandma was refusing to have the surgery because she was afraid they were going to put her to sleep and she wouldn't wake back up. They performed surgery starting around 4:00 p.m. on Friday and they didn't finish until almost 10:00 that evening. They closed the valve and put in a pace maker. She is doing fine now. She is on some blood thinning medicine so she has to be really careful once she is up and moving. My family is considering putting her in the nursing home until she is off of this medicine so that they keep a closer eye on her. Once she is off the medicine, she can go back home… which is back to her room in the retirement home (right next door). She seems to be doing quite well so far, especially for 92 years of age!