Friday July 4th was not a holiday that I celebrated this year. My dad was taken to the emergency room in an ambulance that he called. He was home alone. He was having chest pain and tightness, became dizzy and disoriented. He is okay. The doctors said that he was having the beginnings of a heart attack. With his age, and his dads age of his first heart attack, as well as many other risk factors, the doctor recommended some tests. They did the EKG, and chest xray, all that seemed alright. Well the doctor recommended a stress test and possible heart catherizaton. Of course anyone who knows my dad knows that he left AMA (against medical advice), with promises to follow up with his family doctor Monday. Well so far dad just seems tired, and i know hes still hurting in his chest. I am forcing him to go to the doctor tomorrow. I don't want anyone to worry, hes alright. No panic phone calls. I will keep all updated. I PROMISE! Now I told you all this because, ya'll are friends and family, and I'm not to alert anyone, as his daughter, and daddy's little girl, I'm scared shitless. I break out in years all the time, I find myself with bad wandering thoughts. I am so scared. I love my dad more than anything in the world. I don't know what I would do if I lost him. I love you Daddy.
1 comment:
Holy crap, Jess! Please call me!
If it helps any, my dad had a similar issue when he was 46 or 47. Turned out he had a partially blocked artery. He hadn't had a heart attack & cardiac catheterization fixed the problem. Now his cardiologist jokes that my dad's in much better shape than he is. But yes, it was scary as hell.
Thinking of you. ((hugs))
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