[Magdalen] Corporal upkeep

[Eleanor Braun]

Prayers for you, for volunteer Samantha, and for your medical team.

I had to look up "cardiac ablation".  This is what Wikipedia says:
*Catheter ablation* is an minimally-invasive procedure
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimally-invasive_procedures> used to
remove or terminate a faulty electrical pathway from sections of the hearts
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart> of those who are prone to
developing cardiac
arrhythmias <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_arrhythmia> such as atrial
fibrillation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation>, atrial
flutter <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_flutter>, supraventricular
tachycardias <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supraventricular_tachycardia> (SVT)
and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff-Parkinson-White_syndrome>. If not
controlled, arrhythmias increase the risk of ventricular fibrillation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_fibrillation> and sudden cardiac
arrest <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_arrest>. The procedure can be
classified by energy source: radiofrequency ablation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiofrequency_ablation> and cryoablation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryoablation>.

Eleanor

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 7:57 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear ones,
>
> In an attempt to address the recent physical unpleasantness - atrial
> fibrillation exacerbated by pulmonary embolism - I go in for a cardiac
> ablation early Wednesday morning July 12. Everything starts in
> Charlottesville at 06:45 - a bit of a drive even at that hour!
>
> I am scheduled to be in the hospital for the procedure and observation
> for at least 24 hours. Daughter Samantha has been "volunteered" to
> stay with me (a requirement for the procedure is to have someone
> present). Another mini-adventure of the medical kind.
>
> Of your mercy, I would appreciate your prayers.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Cady
>