Tuesday, October 30, 2007

God is Good...

Well, my weekend was interesting! My dad had a heart attack on Saturday, and if my mom hadn't found him when she did, he would have died. She had gone to a women's breakfast at church, and when she got home he was sitting in the chair as white as could be, sweating, and in GREAT pain. He was having a hard time breathing, too. So, she called my oldest brother, who is a cop, and he came to the house with lights AND sirens! For those that don't know, lights and sirens are serious! He helped my mom get my dad to the car. He didn't want to go. He said if they would leave him alone, he would be fine in a few minutes. Yeah, fine and DEAD! So, my brother escorted my mom to the ER with his lights and sirens. They put a clot buster in and airlifted him to Odessa. When he got to Odessa, they put in a stint and he was fine. The doctor kept saying how lucky he was and telling us that we don't realize how close he was to dying. If we had waited on an ambulance, he wouldn't have made it. Thank God for helicopters! The hospital in Big Spring isn't equipped to handle those types of emergiencies. He's fine, now, though. He went to work today. They unclogged the artery that was 100% blocked and will do the one that is 80% blocked on November 9th. I did not like the feeling I had on Saturday! I was very worried and scared! But, everything is fine. I would like to meet the doctor who invented the stint and give him a great big HUG, and I'm not a hugger!!

"For we know that ALL things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28

1 comment:

kunami10 said...

So glad he's doing better now. I remember when my dad had his heart attack. It was very scary!