Roller Coaster

Admitted for A-fib, cheerful 90-year-old
Anticoagulate overnight, heart rate controlled
Discharge summary signed, then rapid response
Right MCA stroke, my heart drops
Emergent thrombectomy, in ICU
Function restored, she has made it through
New hemorrhage overnight, no more we can do
Home on hospice, wait, actually, funeral 
These ups and downs are taking a toll

Amanda Truong, PhD

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