A Prayer and some Good Energy his way

Published on August 26, 2008 By InBloom In Blogging

My stepfather suffered a massive heart attack this past Saturday. He was out of town (Amarillo) for a construction job when it occured. My mom was a mess after receiving the news, of course. Two of my brothers had to drive her up there (it's about 7 hours away). She told me it was better if I didn't go since my first day of school was today.

He had two clogged arteries and had to have stents inserted. Needless to say his heart was very weak after the attack (doctors say he was very lucky to be alive...it helped that there was a hospital up there street from where he was at when the attack occured). His lifelong smoking habit contributed to this. He is only 50 years old.

I have been speaking to my mother once or twice a day since Saturday. Both she and my brother say he looks a little better, but he is not out of danger. There is always the chance of complication, so he is being carefully monitored.

I am scared and worried for him, but I also know that I, along with the rest of my family, need to be positive and strong about this. I am praying for him everyday. I am asking for your prayers for him. And if you are not a religious person, I would appreciate good vibes and thoughts being sent his way. I would be so grateful for it.

Comments (Page 2)

RoyLevosh

on Aug 31, 2008

YES! Didja know, BTW, that the active ingredient in Coumadin is warfarin? It's what they put in RAT POISON. It works on rats by thinning their blood to the point they hemmorage and die. And so, yes, MAKE SURE he takes it (if prescribed) as directed.

InBloom

on Sep 01, 2008

little-whip

comment 19

He will be put on medication and appointments have already been set up so that he can be seen by the docs here. He has a long road ahead towards complet recovery, but hopefully he will be able to do it (he has a lot of hard habits to break). Thanks again, to everyone who said a little prayer and sent some good energy his way. I hope to continue to give good updates on him now and then.Glad to hear he's home and expected to recover with proper care and vigilance, Rose. He will probably be put on a blood thinner like coumadin, you need to stress to him the EXTREME importance of taking this EXACTLY as directed and not missing his regularly scheduled bloodwork for the entire time he's on it. (My father has to go every two weeks, and they often have to make minute adjustments to his dose.)My dad has had the stents in his heart since 2002, and is doing well.I hope your stepfather has similarly good results.

RoyLevosh

comment 20

He will probably be put on a blood thinner like coumadin, you need to stress to him the EXTREME importance of taking this EXACTLY as directed and not missing his regularly scheduled bloodwork for the entire time he's on it.YES! Didja know, BTW, that the active ingredient in Coumadin is warfarin? It's what they put in RAT POISON. It works on rats by thinning their blood to the point they hemmorage and die. And so, yes, MAKE SURE he takes it (if prescribed) as directed.

Oh gosh, and he can be stubborn. Thanks for the heads up. I will be sure to talk to my mom about it. So far, he is following doctor's orders to the T, but I hope that once he starts feeling better, he will continue following orders and not slack off.

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