It's been a while since I've been able to post on our family blog because we've had a bit of excitement at our house this week. Last Tuesday evening, Louie came home from work sick- violent vomiting that went on for almost 2 hours. He seemed to be calming down so I went to a brief meeting at church. Louie called me and asked me to come right home. He was having pressure in his chest and was terribly anxious, pacing the floor. He asked me to call an ambulance... almost exactly 6 years ago, Louie suffered a heart attack that was followed three days later by quadruple by-pass surgery. Six years ago, his heart attack started out just like this. So needless to say, we wanted to be extra cautious. It scared Becca a lot- Garrett took her aside and played games with her to distract her. Hannah asked to stay with us and watch the paramedics. The ambulance came and they determined that he needed to go to the ER.
To make a long story very short, they determined that it wasn't his heart but a gall bladder attack. He spent 4 days in the hospital and had his gall bladder removed. The surgeon said it was "particularly nasty"- he ended up having two days of IV antibiotics to fend off infection. He's been home 3 days and he's feeling SO much better. His surgeon said that when people loose a lot of weight, they very often develop gall stones. (In the last 18 months, he's lost 80 pounds)
All I can say about this week was, it made me re prioritize everything. Errands and to do lists were set aside. Simple things like making sure Louie had the items from home he wanted and the curtains closed so he could sleep were more important. All the help with getting kids to school, the kind words and hugs we received from friends and family were invaluable. And while we were in the hospital, we got to visit with a member of our church whose husband was there, too. He also needs his gall bladder out but had already been there two weeks and is far too sick to be operated on. It really helped me to keep the whole week in perspective.
May next week be far less crazy.
P.S. My aunt Beverly pointed out to me on the phone last week that I haven't posted one single picture of myself yet... OK, OK I will! Here's a picture of me and my grandma, Sadie. Last month, amid the basement flooding, my grandmother came to visit us from Mississippi. If she knew exactly what the Internet was and that her picture could be seen all over the world, I think she'd be so embarrassed!
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