Laurie Fell

Testing, Procedures and Confirmation

As results from testing started coming back it was clear that my heart and lungs were surrounded by fluid and unless this fluid  was drained my heart would be unable to pump without a great deal of stress. It was clear I would need a Pericardial Window procedure performed first and foremost. Pericardial effusion, sometimes […]

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Can I Exhale Yet?

The words I heard from the Drs at Middlesex Hospital spun around in my mind, over and over; like a broken record. I felt the tears pour down my cheeks but the emptiness in the room was pronounced and cold to the bone. I needed my family more than ever yet the phone was hung

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The Breath of Truth

It was the 8th of October, a Friday morning when I woke up and realized I was having much difficulty breathing. I came downstairs with the intentions of getting ready for work and soon realized each breath I took was supplying less and less oxygen as my body steadily became weaker with each inhale I

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