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Hi Ngaire,
I'm sorry I have not updated you about Betty sooner. We were air evacuated
from the ship at Nuku Hiva to Papeete. She is in the cardiac ward at
Hospital Jean Prince. They have taken very good care of her. The thing they
were most concerned about when we arrived was a very elevated heartrate. She
has been taking medicine to stabilize this. She is now on beta blockers
which seem to be doing a good job.
Yesterday she moved from the intensive care cardiac ward to a private room
with bathroom and shower in the other part of the cardiac care unit. She now
has a view of the Tahitian mountains from her room with her own outside
balcony.
The nurse escort arrived from the US to escort us back home. We will be
leaving Tahiti tomorrow morning on Air France to LA, and then on Alaska to
Seattle. She will be going into the hospital in Kirkland to get a coronary
angiogram and any further required tests to see what the next step is going
to be.
We really appreciate all of your help. The ship's staff was excellent in
this situation. The dortor and Chief nurse even came to see Betty in the
hospital when the ship was in Papeete.
I well try to keep you posted on Betty's progress.
Thanks again for everthing,
Al