Subject: Anne Beadell - worst news
Hello Folks,
Hope everyone is
well.
I'm afraid the news about Anne Beadell is the worst. For those we
have just added onto this email list I have included both previous short
newsletters to give you the full picture.
Email - 18th November;
A bit of bad news, Anne Beadell is in
hospital again, went in on Monday afternoon (15th November). This time it's
a stroke. The clot is at the top of the brain stem artery, we saw the MRI
images yesterday. The medicos are trying to dissolve it. As seems usual with
brain cases we just have to wait but it has been decribed as a 50/50 chance
at the moment.
Email - 21st November;
Anne is waking occasionally and talking a
little. Her colour is better and some antibiotics have made the rattly chest
not so noticeable. The clot is still there so there is still a good chance
that the worst may happen, that is the way of it with clots.
Damage to the left side is hard to predict, but the nurses from
observations feel that arm and leg strength are OK but it is obvious that
facially there may be some permanent effects. Still nothing to do but wait.
Yesterday Wednesday 24th November;
Family members were called by the
Hospital before 9:00am. The news was not good. We were all bedside by just
after 10:00am and were informed that Anne had a bad turn around 4:00am which
indicated major complications. Essentially it was thought a bleed in the
brain had occurred more than likely due to the effects of trying to dissolve
the clot (can't win). Anne was taken for a scan about 11:00am and the
results were bad. Two large bleeds had occurred, one at the brain stem where
the clot had lodged and another opposite the previous bleed in February. We
were told there wasn't anything that could be done so Anne was made
comfortable and we waited.
Anne passed away quietly at 1:50pm yesterday afternoon.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you feel may need to know
or anyone we have forgotten to add to the list.
The family are meeting today to discuss details and we'll let you
know when we have a funeral date.
Regards,
Mick & Connie
P.S. On behalf of the Beadell's I would like to thank everyone for your good
wishes, and for your friendship over the years. It was much appreciated by
her and of course by us at this time. She is now trying to find the best
campsite in that great desert in the sky (move over Len......).
Connie Sue Beadell & Mick Hutton
Beadell Tours
08 8250 2718 / 0408841447
www.beadelltours.com.au