[DianaB]

The doctors did a heart cath on Patty today and they found out that she had a blockage and that her heart was damaged worse than they thought. They are going to put a stint in for the blockage. I guess that her heart is really enlarged from the virus and is permanently damaged. The doctor said that he knew a 24 year old boy that had a heart damaged like Patty's. He's had about 10 years with his heart in bad condition and is now on a heart transplant list. I know that my son is really upset by all of this. Patty is a sweetheart and is just so very kind. She's always been so active. This is going to be hard for the whole family.

Feyn's going out to Wichita tomorrow and the kids will be coming here after school. I don't know if they'll be spending the night but I won't be surprised if they do. The kids are very close to Patty and are very upset by all of this.