After an admittedly harrowing four days, we made it to St. Luke’s, where Dr. Andrea Moyer (no picture, alas) came to our rescue. She genuinely cares about Harry, and knows him well, now, after over a decade caring for him. They met at Harry’s very first cardioversion in 2009, which happened while I was away at a horse show! I think that my failure to return for the procedure (Harry’s insistence) painted me in a rather bad light for Dr. Moyer, but she was very nice to me today. And today was a huge success! She was delighted to report that Harry converted with only one shock. It’s miraculous what a difference a heart can make. Harry was instantly better, once he woke up from the anesthesia. The nurse anesthetist did mention that he is a bit of a lightweight when it comes to drugs. This was not a revelation to me!
The nurses were hugely entertained by Harry, and marveled at his history. Neither of them had met anyone who had survived Dengue Fever before. But their favorite, in Harry’s long and traumatic record, was “animal attack”, which turned out to be the way his hemothorax in 1987 was listed. The “animal attack” was a fall with a horse while galloping across country on a foxhunt! The horse, Newton, rolled on Harry when they fell, puncturing his lung with broken ribs. He was tended to at St. Luke’s by Dr. Leidenfrost, the elder, whose photograph (the one on the left, his son is in the center), by coincidence, is on the wall in the cardiac waiting room…
Also in the waiting room were Maxine and Carroll Grote, from Bowling Green! We had a great time chatting while Harry was off being shocked back to sinus rhythm. I took a picture, not very good of either of them, but it was fun to see people from long ago, happy memories of life in a small town.
The morning started with Weedy deciding that he didn’t need Harry in the bed…
Not sure if this is allowed… 
Harry and Weedy
Harry rode comfortably in the back seat. We have the loading and unloading procedure figured out now. This is not a good picture of Harry, but it shows the “doggie bag” sent by Nancy from Montana, where it was made by a local person. It has turned out to be very useful for holding Harry’s phone and wallet. And it gets lots of compliments! It’s perfect for Harry. He likes dogs, as may be apparent if you read this blog.
Montana doggie bag 
Cedar and Weedy welcome Harry home.
Harry meditated before the procedure…
While we were gone, Stone went to Jane’s house for some fun…
And now, this evening, Harry is rejuvenated. His leg must be healing well, he is stronger than ever, and with his heart behaving, we can hardly wait for next week’s leg x ray. Roscoe thinks he is a big help, but we credit Dr. Moyer and feel incredibly fortunate to have her in our life. Next week, Dr. Spitzfaden takes the stage.
And speaking of stages… The Philadelphia Story (the play Harry is NOT in, because of his broken femur) has cancelled their Opening Night in concern over cast health.
Roscoe says Harry likes cats more than dogs (he’s wrong about that, but Roscoe is a very doglike cat)…
It was so different saying goodnight to the horses this evening! There was so much less anxiety, and with Harry comfortable in Roscoe’s care, I relished the quiet time in the barn, even though Bart is fat and filthy…
A very happy day, and one big day closer to getting out of the woods…
So glad that his heart is better; his face looks rosy, a very good sign. Your daffodils look cheery. Thank you for your daily blog and I understand that it may be more sporadic. Lmk when it’s time for more eggs and soup.
Thanks, Rebecca!
Yippee!! So happy to read this, with all the bad news upon arriving home last Tuesday, I think this is the biggest smile I’ve had on my face since coming home. You, Anne, Harry, Weedy, Roscoe, Cedar, Bart, Stone, et.al. stand for all that is good and true in this world. Carry on!!!
Oh, Jane! Your enthusiasm is therapeutic. Stay safe and healthy and let’s have a chat soon…
So happy to hear you had a good day! More to come!
Thanks! Is the Storytelling Festival happening? All horse shows have been cancelled for at least the next 30 days. No World Cup. Seems I got sort of lucky. If Harry hadn’t had the accident, I would have moved the horses to Griffin to ride, and would be considerably out of pocket! This coronavirus is starting to have real effects. Scary…
Anne, so happy for you and Harry. Good day!! Onward to the continued healing process. I have been following your bog every day. The cats and dogs (our critters) are some of the best medicine for healing. They seem to know when we really need their closeness and some extra love. Thinking of you both.
Thanks, Leslie! Hope to see you in person before too long…
So happy to hear Harry is doing better,he looks so much better than he did yesterday,his color is great . It was
so nice to meet you and it sure made the time pass for all of us.Carroll got a good report on his valve, no problem found ,
of course he will need the bypass .Our kitties were glad to see us and of course they are the best medicine of all. Love the picture of
all the animals.
Thanks, Maxine – what fun to run into you and Carroll! I’m so glad he got a good report. We will be thinking of you both next week and look forward to hearing more good news after his surgery. Animals are definitely the best medicine – laughter helps, too!
This blog is like a book I can’t put down, except when the foal alarm goes off. Glad things are going better.
Gosh, Margaret, that’s enough to inspire me to continue! Hope you manage to get some sleep, and that foals are all healthy this year!