Sunday, July 13, 2008

Heart attack



I don't even know where to begin... This last week has been crazy!!! I got a call last Wednesday, from my sister Sonja, that my mother had a heart attack. (I know... the heath guru had a heart attack.) My mom had been feeling sick for some time and had gone to Canada for a family vacation. When she returned she went to the Vernal ER and they did some tests on her. They said everything looked good and she went on her way. She had a dog show to go to in Oregon so she loaded up 4 of her Australian Shepard's (Miniature) and took off. The pain progressed and progressed. Finally, she got to her friend's house and her friend told her that she was going to take her to the hospital. On the way to the hospital, in Oregon, my mom had the heart attack. The next day my mom underwent an Angioplasty and they placed 1 stint in an artery that was narrowed. The other problem my mom has is... Cholesterol. (Dang those Genetics) Because the artery was already narrow... Plus the build up of cholesterol it caused a blockage... then heart attack. My mother was discharged from the hospital on Saturday and off she went. Nothing stops her!!! She still went to the dog show!!! So a couple of motto's come to my mind when I think of my mother. "Live hard before you die.... Or the Tim McGraw song "Live like you were dying."

3 comments:

Paul and Megan Hawkes said...

I am so sorry to hear about your Mom. She is always so full of life and love. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.

Natalie said...

Hi Amber, I just found your blog from Alison's. It was fun to see how big your kids have gotten since last time I saw them. Sorry to here about your mom. She sounds like an amazing person. Best wishes to her and you.

BEESTON said...

Hey girl, how did you find my blog? I am glad you did. It is good to see your pics. It's been a long time. Hope you guys are all doing good! Sorry to hear about your mom. Good thing she is o.k.