My dad called me on Thursday afternoon to tell me that my mom had had a heart attack that morning and was in St John’s hospital. Can you say instant tears? Though her health hasn’t been the best in the last couple of years, I never thought she would have a heart attack. I called Mike crying and he was on his way home. So I was able to leave Ryan with Mike to drive down and be with her.
She suffered a mild enough heart attack that there isn’t lasting damage to the heart itself. However, they were only able to unplug 1 of the 3 major arteries in the heart. So her heart isn’t working as well as it should. They allowed her to come home today, Sunday, and it was such a relief to have her out of the hospital.
We are so thankful for the amazing doctors and nurses that took care of her. She is responding well to the medications and her blood pressure is great. She doesn’t have all of the squeezing motion that the heart is supposed to do and they are hoping it will increase within the next month. If it doesn’t she may have to have a fibulator added.
Please pray that she continues to heal and that she is able to get her heart ’squeezing’ the way it is supposed to. Hopefully we won’t ever have to see the Heart Unit in St Johns ever again!
I am so glad that your mom is at home! What a scary, scary call to receive. I hope her heart continues to regain its strength and that her full recovery comes quickly! I think seeing a picture of her newest grandbaby will do wonders for her health – hopefully you’ll have one soon.
Yvonne
Praying for a speedy recovery for your mom. Love you guys!