So blessed, so thankful
T onight as I settle in for a night at the parents' house. The last night of a rough... Six months. I can only praise the Lord my God. Six months ago when Dad woke up with a cold and the plan for me to tag along with him (while Mom had an ablation to quiet irritating nerves, so her heart could beat correctly) changed to my going in his place with her on that day, I never imagined that it would become the adventure it did. The ablation could not be done. She had too many nerves that were misfiring, if he quieted them all, she would need a pacemaker, and she wasn't interested in that. So we spent a 12-hour day at the hospital, pretty much for nothing. She had to lay flat for 6 hours. She had to be fed food and drink, and couldn't sit up for that whole 6 hours, plus another couple after that. I had to fetch nurses for bedpan help, and any thing else she needed. I was fine. Glad I was able to be there! I couldn't imagine how miserable it would have been if she hadn...