update on Heart Attack

My dad had a heart attack last night. He had chest pains and an upset stomach. My mom gave him a baby aspirin. Please be mindful that your arm doesn't have to go numb. My mom took him to the local hospital and they did an EKG. They didn't like what they saw. They did blood work too. His enzymes looked okay. The hospital doctor got in touch with the Arkansas Heart Hospital. Dr. Wong from Arkansas Heart Hospital told them to give him a clot blocker. He was transported to Little Rock by helicopter. Only because my parent's little town has 2 ambulances and one was already on route to LR. My mom drove down to LR last night with my brother and stayed in the room with my dad. This morning Drs. Wong and Henry performed his procedure. He had 4 blocked arteries. Two were 90% blocked, one was 80% blocked, the other only 60% blocked. They stented two and ballooned the other. Since his heart was damaged, they want to wait on a by-pass for a few weeks. My dad needs to rest and recover first from this procedure. They took care of the more pressing blockages first. I can't say enough good things about this hospital. They took such good care of him. He will be there until Thursday. He slept most of the day. Isn't supposed to move his legs until 6PM tonight. I am glad he is sleeping or this wouldn't work out well. Thanks so much for your prayers.

Our Hero Today

Our hero today is my brother-in-law Nick. First let me say that the Lord works in mysterious ways. When I was 18 years old, I met Nick. We became fast friends. We both went to the same college. After graduation, I lost track of Nick for a couple of years. I started dating my husband in 2000. About 6 months later, my husband's sister started dating someone. She brought him over to meet all of us. Low and behold, it was my friend Nick. Well, Thara and I got married in 2003. Nick and Alissa married in 2004. We are all a very close family, but also close friends. Back to today, Nick works at the Heart Hospital. I wasn't sure what he did. I thought it was transplants. Last night, he went to the hospital and met the helicopter there. (He was not working at the time.) He stayed with my dad until my mom and brother could get there. He showed them all around the hospital. On my way to LR I called my mom and she told me what Nick had done. He was there with them until after midnight and then had to go to work early this morning. She said that she thought he had something to do with my dad's case. I said, "I hope not because I think he is into transplants." Come to find out, Nick arranges for transports and schedules the patients for surgery. He introduced us to the doctors today that were performing the surgery. He was also with my dad during the procedure. I can't tell you what a comfort that was. He used to do transplants. He didn't do the procedures, but he transported the organs. He is also a paramedic. Yah Nick!

Again, God has answered our prayers.

Thanks so much for your prayers. My dad and mom are resting comfortably.