We as a family had such fun & exciting news at the first of the week but that changed by the end of the week. My Dad called me on Wednesday night and said he had been in the ER all day because he had been having some chest pains. They did a bunch of tests and sent him down to Mckay Dee in Ogden on Thursday for an angiogram. From what I understand that is when they place a catheter in his leg that goes up to his heart. It takes pictures and checks for blockages. So if it showed he had some small blockages then they could place some stints at that time. This is what we were all hoping for. But no! I received the news at work on Thursday afternoon that he would be going in for a 5 bypass heart surgery at 6:00AM on Friday. So most of you that know me could only imagine what is going through my head. Your right my mom. Here I am thinking that I am going to be parent less due to heart problems. Friday was a very very long day. He was in surgery for about 6 1/2 hours. During his surgery a nurse would come out every 2 hours and give us an update. His heart surgeon is great and has explained everything very well. He was supposed to be in ICU for 3 days but was discharged yesterday to another floor. So far everything is going well but we have a long road ahead of us as a family. I will keep you all updated.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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Oh I never expected this, Ralph has always seemed so active and healthy, I feel terrible that I dindt know sooner to offer you some support on Friday I bet it was a long long day. Do you need anything?
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear it all went well though and he is recovering.
Oh my, I too wish I would have known I would have done something..anything. Please keep me posted on how he is doing. My place isn't far from the hospital if you need somewhere to stay you are always more than welcome.
ReplyDeleteI thought Ralphie was to stubborn to get sick..
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about your dad. I hope his recovery is quick. If you need anything, please call me. I know I haven't talked to you for quite a while, but I'll be thinking about you, especially this time of year.
ReplyDeleteI am excited to read that you are going to have a boy.
Sorry to hear about your dad i hope everything is ok.
ReplyDeleteI hope that everything goes well. My Grandma just had a heart attack on thursday as well. She just got out of the ICU today and is doing better. This is her second go around so I know what you are going through. She will hopefully be out of the hospital soon, I hope your dad does as well as she is. The holidays are stressful enough!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Melinda and Billy Comment was me. I was signed on . on thier account if you wondered who was saying Ralph was stubborn.. How is he doing.
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