As I type this entry, I am sitting in the waiting room of the Neurology ICU at Massachusetts General Hospital. This was not an expected visit. Yesterday afternoon my father-in-law Mike went out to run a few errands and came home to find a very delirious mother-in-law, Mary, out back by the pool. She was complaining of a severe headache, and when she could not tell Mike the year or where she lived, he called 911. They took her to Eastern Maine Med where she was diagnosed with two brain aneurysms. One had burst, and one more was discovered in her scans. At about 10pm, about 20 minutes after I had arrived at camp in NY, I got a call from Jim telling me that Mary was being airlifted to Boston. I hopped in the car, as did Jim from Portland, and Mike from Hampden and we all headed down to the city, not sure what would await us.
Jim arrived here at around 12:30am and was able to see his mom for a few minutes, which calmed him down quite a bit. She was Mary being Mary, and seemed to be doing ok. I arrived at 2am, followed by Mike and his sister Maureen at 3am. We started being able to see her around 4am, and the doctor came in to tell us that surgery was going to be necessary. She is currently in one of two possible surgeries. Right now they are removing part of her skull to take out the aneurysm that burst, and then replacing the skull. They may have to go through the leg to remove the second, but we are unsure at this point.
We're all on edge, not knowing what possible side effects could come from the surgery or the aneurysms. Her memory was off and on this morning, so we'll see how she is after she gets out of recovery. I will try to update the blog as to how she is doing. Jim and I will be in Boston for at least a few days, but there is talk she will be in the ICU for two weeks so we may be here for a little longer. For now, please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
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