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Friday, May 23, 2008

DaD

These past few days having been a roller coaster ride for our family. My dad went in on Monday to his doctor and they scheduled him for an angioplasty on Wednesday morning. My dad went in and they were able to complete the surgery in his right artery of his heart. (This was his ninth angioplasty) When he came out of the surgery he was in so much pain, they decided to go back in and see if something else was going on. They found that the right artery wasn't holding up so good and that the left artery was 80% blocked. They than scheduled a triple bypass for Thursday morning. We all knew that this was coming eventually, but in the back of your mind you just wish it wouldn't.
They were finally able to do his open heart surgery yesterday afternoon and he pulled through will flying colors. He did great. He looks so amazing for going through two heart surgerys in 24 hours. He is still in a lot of pain, but hopefully in the next few weeks he will start feeling like himself again.
His doctor said his heart is very strong and he did so well, he had no complications. Situations like this really make you think different and you really appreciate all you have. Watching my dad go through this has made our family stronger. Our Dad is such a rock in our family. We love him so much and his grand babies our obsessed with him. Parker, Hannah and Carter can't figure out why they can't see him and they keep asking for him. I think Hannah and Carter asked, "Where Papa?" over a hundred times yesterday. They love their Papa.
I am just so thankful for everyone who has prayed for my dad and our family, all the phone calls, hospital visits, food, all the hugs, the list goes on. We are truly grateful for all the loving family and friends we have.
Thank You so Much for your thoughtfulness and concern!
We are still praying for a quick recovery, so dad can get back to all the things he loves to do.
We Love You DAD!

3 comments:

Blume Bunch said...

Hi,
My mom told me yesterday he was having to go through that. SO glad hes doing great! He just got it all cleaned out and can look forward to having a young heart again! Well keep him in our prayers.
Love,
The blumes & watsons.

Tiffany said...

Hey Kristen. Brent and Becky just told us about your dad. I am glad everything went well and that he is doing great. We are thinking about you guys and please let me know if you need anything!!

Rebekah said...

Kris- Your dad could beat up Rambo. That's how tough he is. Good for him for pulling through. I'm so glad he is doing so well.