Please Pray

***update as of Friday, April 11th***

First of all, thank you so very much for all of your concerns and prayers for my Dad. I can certainly see them working in him. Praise God!!! I had a really nice visit with him last night, just the two of us, and he feels so extremely grateful to be alive. He knows that this was a major wake up call for him to make some major improvements in his life and to live life to the fullest. We talked about all the things he'd like to do now that he's been given a second chance at life, vacations he'd like to take, new ways of living, etc. It was great. I felt this awesome sense of thankfulness that I was able to be sitting by his side talking about our future. His amazing sense of humor was in full gear and all his nurses not only love him, but find his mood to be very refreshing compared to the typical mood of their patients. He certainly keeps them laughing! They moved him out of ICU yesterday and have been closely monitoring his care. If everything continues to go well, he may possibly be able to go home tomorrow afternoon. Gracie said she wants to bake him a cake (an all natural, organic, sugar free, whole wheat, flax seed, omega 3, healthy cake of course ; ) and hide to surprise him when he comes home. She said, "like a surprise party". So sweet!

As far as my Grandmother goes, we are hoping that in the next several weeks (possibly longer)she'll be able to come back home with the assistance of a full time nurse. If this happens, it will be a wonderful answer to my prayers. Deep down in my heart, I can hardly bare to think of her ending her life in a nursing home. I wouldn't want it that way and I'm certain that she doesn't either.

Thanks again for all the support and prayers that you've given my family. We certainly appreciate it!

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We got a phone call last night at midnight that my dad had been taken via ambulance to the hospital for a heart attack. After being mostly unconscious for an hour and a half due to the lack of blood flow to his brain the doctors were able to do a procedure to clear up the main blockage and get his heart pumping again. They said he barely made it. It was his main artery that had been blocked. They said had he not gotten to the hospital when he did, most likely it would of been too late. Josh stayed at the hospital along with Sam until 2:30 am until he was mostly in the clear. Sam is his dear girlfriend whom I love so much and am so thankful for the care she gave my dad to virtually save his life. Had she not been there, I can only imagine what would of happened. I will forever be grateful for her. As of this morning, he is still in ICU and they will not let visitors in to see him until 11am. We are waiting to hear from the doctors as of what their next step of care for him will be.

Also, my Grandmother (my Dad's mom) took another big fall while we were on our camping trip and broke her c0llar bone along with other injuries. Her mind has been slipping rapidly and the Dr.'s have hinted around at possibly diagnosing her with alzheimers . She is currently in a local nursing home and is so terribly sad to be there. My Grandfather just recently gave up his driver's licence so now he is going through his own battle of juggling this new sense of loss of independence. They both feel so distraught that they have been taken away from each other. They've said they feel like they were forced into an unwanted divorce. The Dr.'s have also hinted that they think that the nursing home could be a wise choice of full time residency for her which I cannot even imagine happening. They would only continue to grow sadder and sadder. I love my Grammy and Pop Pop more than words could ever say and it is so hard to see them go through this.

My dad has been totally consumed with his parents care right now that I think he felt he didn't have the time to worry about the chest pain he has been feeling these past several days. He's always been such a loving man that puts everyone else's needs first, and this is a prime example of that.

I ask that you please keep them in your prayers and I know that God will carry us through this difficult time.