Thursday August 9, 2007
I had to resist the urge to call him “daddy” and start blubbering when I heard his voice. :lol
He is doing as well as possible given the circumstances. He went through some testing this morning and found that there wasn’t any damage to his heart, that it started trying to do a bypass on it’s own, and that he will most likely do surgery on Friday or Saturday. He said he feels pretty decent and agreed that he thought a lot of his ‘chest pain’ was his lungs, instead of his heart.
He was also joking that he was going to have a mess to clean up in the yard when he got home. (he runs the township grader) The recent rains combined with the “traffic jam” in our yard last night probably left big old ruts in the yard. Besides the church council members that were there, both small towns near us responded with the volunteer fire departments and EMS, then both had ambulances show up. (the farm is right on the border between the two, but it is also probably as much because they are volunteers and small towns and help each other out)
Shortly after I heard about the heart attack, in the nervous energy that only comes from emergency situations like that, I called the Developmental Ped’s office to cancel his appointment on Friday. Hopefully by cancelling early they have time to fill the slot with their waiting list. I was already concerned on how I was going to fit everything in that I had to get done at the school, and then with the news I didn’t know what the next few days would bring. The appointment was to discuss his Spring allergies, his medicine reaction, and some other issues, but nothing super pressing, so it made sense to reschedule given the circumstances.
I just got off the phone and I am meeting with the principal, the school psychologist, and hopefully his teacher tomorrow morning. So much to do before then.
I’m so sorry to read about your Dad, I hope we get good news soon!
I’m so glad it’s ending well. How scary for your family. It bodes well tht your father was joking. I do hope his surgery goes well. My grandfather has had two heart surgeries and came through them just fine.
I hope the meeting went well today. Update when you can.
I hope that all is well with your dad. My dad went through the same thing on Sept. 12 (the day after the bombing) and we were all on pins and needles for both reasons. He is doing great now. Those men with the hearts as big as theirs that care so much about others seem to come through even stronger! Take care and update about him when you can. (Also about your meeting.)
I am glad that you got to talk to your Dad, I know that made you feel better. I hope that he continues to do better.