Betty is doing remarkably well!  As Liz so eloquently stated Betty is full of wit and humor, charming the staff and astonishing the medical professionals. Betty has been lifted up by both Jay and Harrison, as well as her brother Jay, an MD who arrived with his wife Lydia and has guided the direction of Betty's care as Betty's number one medical advocate. The status of Betty's heart, or what caused the cardiac arrest, is still unknown, and this is currently a primary focus of her care. To this end the doctors are doing a trans esophogeal electrocardiogram today to get a better picture of Betty's heart. There is a small mass on one of her valves that is of concern, and today the doctors should be able to take a closer look at Betty's heart. This procedure will be followed tomorrow by a cardio MRI at a facility that's related to Denver Health, part of the University of Colorado system. This is an ultrasound that will give an entirely different look at the heart, much like the ultrasound many pregnant mothers undergo. Finally on Wednesday the plan is to install a defibrillator, defined as follows: An ICD monitors heart rhythms. If it senses dangerous rhythms, it delivers shocks. This treatment is called defibrillation. An ICD can help control life-threatening arrhythmias, especially those that can cause sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). (Medlineplus.gov). All these measures will help diagnose Betty's condition so we can help her return home to the life and work she loves!

After Wednesday Betty will likely be moved to a rehab center on site at Denver Health where she'll take on up to 3 hours a day of physical therapy. Once she gets her strength up, the hope his Betty should be able to come home to Eagle to continue rehab from her home.

We are working on a fundraising effort to help Betty pay for out of pocket and other expenses, we will update here when we have more on that. Meantime Betty is at Denver Health, Room 752 Pavilion A, 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204.

Betty has been visited by many friends in Denver and she wanted to express her gratitude to all her friends for the cards, calls, flowers, gifts and gift cards that have helped make her hospital stay and the boys' stay more tolerable.