Takotsubo Syndrome–how do you mend a broken heart?’

How do you mend a broken heart?  Lately we’ve been dealing with my darling wife’s encounter with Takotsubo Syndrome and the struggle to find the way through to an actual treatment protocol for this rare condition.   Takotsubo Syndrome is also … Continue reading Takotsubo Syndrome–how do you mend a broken heart?’

Angiogram Was Scheduled for /Monday of this week

Well this should be interesting…  let’s run some dye up through the femoral artery and then take some snap shots of the brain and dura and just see how well the embolization is holding.  I have every confidence that it worked and that its holding. So we met a new guy for this procedure, a Dr. Rempel.  Nice, really nice guy.  Heck, all the teams I’ve run into at the University of Alberta Hospital have been really very nice. When I asked the good doctor if I could get two 8 x 10s and four wallet sized copies, he took … Continue reading Angiogram Was Scheduled for /Monday of this week