Tag: Angiogram

Categories
1980s 1990s Carer Health and Medicine Marfan Medical

Trenna’s Heart Valve Replacement – Part 1

A card giving details such as serial number and type of a prosthetic heart valve
Trenna carried this card around for the rest of her life in case of emergencies.

By Greg

I thought some readers of this site may find this story interesting. In it I tell you about Trenna’s surgery to have her aortic heart valve and ascending aorta replaced. I intended it to be a stand alone story, but it turns out the memories of those times are still pretty clear in my mind, and a lot happened, so, here is Part 1 of what has turned out to be a two part story of medical success … Read the rest ... “Trenna’s Heart Valve Replacement – Part 1”

Categories
1980s Heart and Lung Failure iPad Knowledge Love and Marriage Marfan Snippets and Vignettes

1989

A large dog on Trenna's lap.
"Prickles on lap - gorgeous girls". On our front porch in December 1989.

Trenna’s Diary Summaries From Her iPad (with photos)

Intro and extra clarifications by Greg, the rest by Tren

As I’ve said previously … In Trenna’s iPad she has written summaries of each year. As you will see from what she has written she has gleaned the information retrospectively from a wide range of sources.
As I reproduce them on this site I’ll take the opportunity to clarify and expand on some of the stories. Trenna wrote these summaries (and there … Read the rest ... “1989”