The week...as many of you know, was a week that we would not like to repeat, relive or EVER have happen again. It started with a phone call on Tuesday from Rich's mom (Mama D) that Rich's Dad (Dick) was not doing well. All we knew was it was something with his lungs and they were going to take him to the hospital. Jump forward 2 hours and we find out that Dick had a heart attack on Monday (over 18 hours before). I'm not even sure how to explain the next 72 hours...but to give a breakdown of what happened and when...emotions are on high alert now as we still wait for surgery on Monday.
- 930 pm Tuesday - Dick gets to Kadlec Hospital and we find out he had a heart attack and gets admitted
- 4am Wednesday - Rich and I head to Kennewick
- 12:30 pm Wednesday - Dick goes in to have a Heart Cath to find out more about the heart attack and to find out more
- 4 pm Wednesday - we find out that Dick has serious blockages and find out options for what needs to happen
- 4:30 pm Wednesday - we are advised to find a case worker to help us make decisions
- 7 pm Wednesday - find out that the case worker has gone home for the day and we will not be able to find anything else out until Thursday
- CONTINUING WAITING ALL NIGHT
- 10 pm Wednesday - Denise, Shawn, Rich and I (DSRS) arrive back at Meyer East and let the dogs eat, run and we all try to get some sleep
Here is BABY Lexi and Chukar eating from the same dish...so cute!
- 6 am Thursday - Back to the hospital to watch for the case worker and find out how to get Dick moved to Virgina Mason in Seattle
- 12 pm Thursday - Still waiting...but have a nurse come into the room to let us know the severity of the blockages and we decide that we must get Dick to VM ASAP
- 1 pm Thursday - Shawn decides to take action and we start to find out info about moving
- 330 pm Thursday - We get the call that the ambulance from VM is on the way for transport
We headed back to pack and Lexi wanted to make sure she wasn't forgotten....
We were able to bring Lexi and Four Low in to visit Dick before we transported to Seattle.
- 7 pm Thursday - We leave Kadlec and head to Seattle
- 11 pm Thursday - Arrive at Virgina Mason, get Dick settled
- 1 am Friday - We leave to head home and get some sleep
- 3 am Friday - Dick has a lung attack
- 9 am Friday - DSRS is back at VM - meet with nurses, doctors, etc. during the day and find out that if all things remain the same, Open Heart Surgery will be on Monday.
Of course, there are many more details, but this is the long and short of it. Please feel free to call any of us if you have questions...we will try to update as we know more, but we would appreciate your prayers in the mean time.
Friday night...play time with the dogs...here is Chukar trying to get Lexi but she is smart and hid where he can't go!
Last playtime of the night....Chukar is a Gentle Giant while Lexi attacks!
Dick is in HIGH spirits and we know that things on Monday are going to go AWESOME! We appreciate the love and support through these trying times.
Hugs from all of us!
Hugs from all of us!
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