Healing Heart

We will praise You in the Storm

My Momma and Daddy went camping the weekend of January 24-26.  Saturday, Daddy just couldn't shake some chest pain and was becoming short of breath, so they went to the regional hospital and, sure enough, he was having a heart attack.  They flew him to Tyler's Mother Frances Hospital where he immediately went to the Cath Lab.  By the time the doctor came out, all immediate family was there (minus Andrew and Alyssa who were close but had a lot further to travel), plus the Hassells, Marsha, Finleys, Papaw H, and Granny and Papa.  We learned that he had blockage in four main arteries on his heart and would need a CABG- it was scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th.  They kept him in the hospital Sunday and Monday before surgery and luckily he was able to come out to the waiting room and see and hold John both days...

This also happens to be Andrew's  22nd birthday and John's 2 month "whatever-you-want-to-call-it".

Daddy had so many people praying, checking in, and visiting- it was overwhelming the amount of love and support shown!!  

Matt stayed through Sunday but then had to be back in Forney for work.  John and I, of course, stayed in Tyler.  Tuesday was very stressful, but we have THE BEST family who came and sat in the waiting room with us and told stories and kept us laughing.  Friends (Reids, Varners) brought lunch, dinner, and snacks so we wouldn't worry about them, and John was a great distraction.  

I have never been as relieved as I was on two different occasions that day- 1. Seeing him back in his room and 2. Getting to talk to him once he was extubated.

We are thankful to the great nurses and doctors he had while at the Heart Hospital!  Daddy got to go home Monday, February 3rd (Momma's birthday)- less than a week after surgery!  God is good.  ALL the time!