I'm back. First of all, I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has taken time out of their busy schedule to visit, text, call, email etc. over these very difficult weeks. I feel very humbled and thankful to know that I have such wonderful family, friends & church family.
Dad is doing better....finally. He has a very long way to go but he started eating better yesterday and seems to be getting a little strength back. His cardiologist said, "When you leave this world and we have to bring you back, it takes time to get your strength back". To be honest, I don't know if he is a terrible cardiologist for killing dad or a brilliant cardiologist for bringing him back while so many things were going wrong.
Dad's heart is going in and out of rhythm so they are watching him closely. He has a Nurse, Physical Therapist and an Occupational Therapist that come to the house. Mom is very tired and looking forward to the day that she can come and go whenever she needs to. Kevin, Rana, Scott & I are all pitching in to make life as easy as possible for the two of them.
In other news, Daniel asked me to go on an acorn walk. He has decided that I have the best acorns in the world at my house. That being said, he really has nowhere else to compare to.
Here are a couple of pictures from the past 3 weeks.
And thanks to my sweet Aunt Zell, I was able to go to the office long enough to watch the eclipse from the roof of our building. It was a much needed break from the ICU. Here is our eclipse party...
This is me with my buddy Nurse Wendy who works next door. Wendy comes over every day to eat lunch and watch soaps with my boss and me.
The news man said that everyone was looking at the eclipse with "joy and jubilation" so we decided to do that as well...
Oh and one last photo. On August 15th, Scott and I celebrated 19 years of being married.
And because this post has been a little heavy....here's something to make you smile:
Sounds like the cardiologist is terrible-brilliant. That said I'm glad your Dad is taking an interest food--that's always a good sign. Here's praying for steadily increasing strength.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to see the eclipse. It wasn't full here and I didn't have the special glasses, so I saw absolutely nothing.
A belated Happy Anniversary to you and Scott. You still look like a couple of kids, so marriage obviously agrees with you.
Love the cat photo!
Thank you Lorraine! XOXO
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ReplyDeletePraying for a much more normal time for you and your family in the weeks to come. We love you so much! Also, that cat meme made my day!!
Linda (I can't figure out the comment as button. Technology challenges me.)
Thank you Linda. It has been very, very hard but God has never left me. I feel so thankful.
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