u/FleursSauvages322

I recieved a call from a friend I've had for over 20 years saying her husband had a stroke and will not recover, is in hospice in the hospital. He's a relatively young guy, so this has been a shock. I haven't seen them in a few years. I've had some grief-related and mental health things going on the past few years and been very isolated, although we've always kept in touch.

I want to send something to the hospital he is in (I am also going up to visit). The thing is, he loves plants. He really, really loves plants (not flowers but green, leafy lol plants). He actually got me somewhat into them myself. They had a fire in their home a few years ago and ​saving the plants was his biggest concern and he babied a lot of them back to health. ​ I sent him a peace lily when his mom died last year and he really loved it.

For those reasons, I was thinking of bringing/sending another plant. But then I thought he won't be able to care for it. Would it be inappropriate to send something that is just a reminder to him (if he's conscious, I'm unsure at the moment) but also his family that he is not able to care for it like he loves? Would flowers be a better option?

I am currently trying to help my mother schedule her surgery (and second opinions) for her re-repair of her severely leaking mitral valve. She had a repair in 2016 and then it began leaking again last year. She's been told by her cardiologist she is not eligible for the robotic/minimally invasive repair as the ring size used the first surgery was too large and there's not a size larger to use so it would need to be traditional open heart surgery, which at her age (almost 80), she is hesitant of.

I never see anyone discuss this as being in a similar situation. Is this ring size issue just very uncommon? Or do people not need repairs often? Curious if anyone else has dealt with this. She's very upset/scared about not being able to have the minimally invasive surgery.

My elderly mother is in need of a re-repair of her mitral valve. She just had a successful ablation last week to remove scar tissue from her last mitral valve repair a decade ago, but currently still has severe leakage of the valve. She lives about an hour upstate of NYC, so I have been looking at different surgeons.

I am considering making an appointment with Dr. David Adams as I see her specializes in re-repairs. Has anyone had experience with Dr. Adams? Would they recommend him? Are there any other surgeons you would recommend for a re-repair of the mitral valve in the NYC/Westchester/Dutchess area?

TIA.

Edit - I forgot to add she is not eligible for the minimally invasive repair due to the prior repair. Something about the ring size was already the largest used so they cannot use the minimally invasive, it would need to be full open heart surgery.

My 79-year-old mother had a mitral valve heart repair a decade ago at Westchester Hospital, which has now began leaking again, and she is in need of another mitral valve repair/re-repair. She has been refusing the surgery for a while as she had a difficult recovery the first time and did not want to go through the recovery period again (and probably afraid of making it through the surgery as well at her age).

She recently had an ablation at Vassar to remove a lot of the scar tissue that had built up causing Afib, and because that went so smooth she is now considering having the re-repair. She is not eligible for the minimally invasive procedures so it will need to be full open heart surgery.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a doctor who specializes in re-repairs? I live out of state but am trying to help coordinate appointments for consultations. Any advice would be appreciated.

My mother (79 years old) had her first ablation yesterday. For whatever it's worth, she also has a leaking mitral valve which was repaired ten years ago and is now leaking again. The doctor said it went well but they did notice some small fluid around the heart after the procedure that wasn't there before so there was possibly a small puncture that they were keeping her overnight to monitor in case it needs draining. They had done a second scan a few hours after the procedure (I'm drawing a blank on what kind) and did not see the amount of fluid getting larger, which was good.

It's the next morning now, almost 24 hours since she was put in bed. When I left the hospital yesterday they told me they'd be sitting her up soon. She just emailed me and said she was never sat up, still in the same laying position, and now her ankles are swelling. I know she's on Lasix and hooked to a catheter.

Is the swelling from not moving for 24 hours now, or from the possible puncture? Is this normal for a person to not be able/allowed to move for 24 hours after ablation? Not sure what to do but this does not seem normal. ​

edit- they're now saying it is blood surrounding the heart as opposed to "fluid." Also, her top blood pressure reading is normal but the bottom number is low and ankles are still swollen despite Lasix.

I took a videotaped depo of a first responder regarding an accident he worked. I had not yet been provided the caption by the agency I took this for until this job was over (the law firm had not yet sent it and were working on getting it), and so I was not aware during this job that the defendant was a minor at the time (may not be anymore) and his name is listed as initials in the caption. During this videotaped depo they kept referring to him as Mr. Smith. I'd normally confirm with the attorneys how to proceed but as I wasn't aware at the time, I did not.

First question is I was going to change every Mr. Smith to Mr. J.S. or just J.S. Is that what you would do, even on a videotaped depo transcript? How would you proceed?

But also, as I have never actually watched any videotaped deposition, I'm really just curious, do they do anything to redact the name in the video or will they hear them say each time Mr. Smith?

I'm working on some transcripts, and I received one back with all of my "pain-free" and "stress-free" words changed to eliminate the hyphens. I'm assuming this is because they are not followed my a noun. I feel like it's more clear with the hyphen but I don't know why or if I'm correct. If someone could explain to me which is correct and why, I'd appreciate it.

1.) Were you declared to be in remission, or pain-free, from any physicians?

2.) At that time, you were pain-free?

3.) I'm just trying to stay stress-free.

Edit - Maybe "more clear" is not what I meant. What I meant is I thought a compound with "free" at the end, regardless of if it's followed by a noun, was supposed to be hyphenated, but I'm not sure if that's correct. Any explanation would be appreciated.

I recently began taking jobs for a new agency which has the reporter create their word index (usually the agency has always created that for us if requested). Do we include this in our total page count?

I have a relative (50-year-old male) who was hospitalized today with congestive heart failure and pneumonia. He was hospitalized a few months ago after a heart attack as well. He is supposed to be released in a few days but I would still like to bring him a gift of things he's going to find useful. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I know the court reporter does not offer read/sign for federal cases unless specifically requested. Most of my state cases the attorney usually will just say "we'll waive" or "we'll read" while still on the record without me having to bring anything up, but if they do not, is it the reporter's responsibility to offer it? I can't find anything clear in my state manual regarding whether it is the reporter's responsibility or the attorney's responsibility to offer read/sign.