Originally Posted by JARblue

She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure over a year ago. One med helps the heart pump better but fluid can still back up into her lungs. So she's also on a diuretic to help keep the fluid down. And there's kidney medication to help them deal with the extra stress of a full time diuretic.

She's doing really well all things considered and still has great quality of life. However, just one missed dose of the heart medication can really be debilitating for her.