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Feb. 12, 2008 - Home Sweet Home
It's great to be home. It seems the last two weeks have been quite crazy around here. Last week my dad came home from the hospital and I stayed with him during the day while my sis stayed at night. Most days my daughter came with me and we did school as well as we could during the day.
My dad had been having health problems and we thought maybe it was his gallbladder. Boy, were we all wrong. As soon as we took him to the ER and they did the EKG it showed he was having a heart attack! Wow, you talk about surprised. Things went rather quickly from that point. They transfered him by ambulance to a hospital that specializes in Cardiac Care and the surgeon explained that his right artery was completely blocked. However, on the way he coded and they had to shock him to bring him back. My dear sis was riding in the ambulance and was terribly upset by the time I arrived at the ER.
Things went well during the angioplast and placing the stents. It was later that day that things went wrong. Dad's blood pressure began to drop drastically and by evening he was in serious condition. They whisk him to surgery after finding that he was bleeding and they couldn't stop the bleeding. His blood would not clot and he was in danger. It was a very long night of waiting. Early the next morning we learned he was stabilized and he began to slowly wake up. The doctor had explained that we were to expect the worst and hope for the best. He told us he may not wake up, could have neurological damage, etc. As I said, waiting and checking in on him to speak to him during the first few days was stressful. However, we could see the progress each day. God's love and grace was like a blanket for our family as each day came and went, moving into the next. Friends and family came to the ICU and sat with us, bringing our family gifts and food, giving us words of comfort, prayers, and love. I can't express how much this meant to us during the week of waiting and trusting the Lord for a miracle.
My dad continued to recover and he is home and doing well. The doctor himself said it was the Lord who reach down and touched his life. He said, "the Lord isn't finished with you yet." The nurses called him their "miracle patient." To me it's AMAZING GRACE!!
My dad isn't a believer and I pray this will touch the deepest part of his heart and open his eyes to see JESUS!!
I would like to thank all my blog friends who have left comments and prayed for my dad. Please keep him on your prayer list for a full recovery and his salvation!
I will add a few pictures of what we have been doing tomorrow.
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� Feb. 12, 2008 - What a scare!