My Mother in Law has been in the hospital since last Sunday with pneumonia. Yesterday they decided to drain the fluid from her lungs because she hasn't been getting much better - and her lungs were full of blood. Over a liter of blood! Apparently she had a pulmonary embolism which is what caused the pneumonia and her severe pain in her side. Very scary. Most people die instantly when they have a pulmonary embolism (blood clot that breaks loose and travels through the body to the lungs). We are very lucky and thankful that she is ok, but now she will have to have lots more tests and has already started taking blood thinners. The doctors said that she would hopefully be out of the hospital before Thanksgiving, and we are hoping so! We have been having a rough time with some things lately, but getting this kind of news puts everything in perspective and makes what we thought were problems seem like nothing.
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