I was woken up at 5 yesterday morning with chest pains. I have had them like this before and they are usually just gas. One good burp will usually take them away. So, I pressed on with my day trying my best to ignore them. Burps came and went but the pain persisted. By 3:30 in the afternoon, I finally gave up and had Marianne take me to the ER. They took blood, ran tests and took x-rays. Everything is fine. They think it was just my acid reflux acting up. I let out a sigh of relief that I wasn't going to kick the bucket and last night I slept very well.
I must say, when you walk in to the ER and say you've been having chest pains, things start happening fast! They didn't even wait for me to finish what I was saying before they were up and getting the doctor. Once the EKG was done and looked fine, then things slowed down while we just sat around and waited on the results of the blood tests. All in all, we were there for a couple of hours.
December 2007 Archives
Last year, I spent Christmas at the hospital. My mother had to have an emergency appendectomy. This year, we were hoping things would be better. While my mother is fine this year, there has been a whole string of other bad news.
My sister in law, Pam, has a father in law who is not doing well. They are not sure if he is going to make it.
My brother in law, Greg, has a father in law who is also not expected to make it.
Marianne's Grandmother had a mild stroke just before Christmas. She is still at the hospital but appears to be doing quite well. She will need some therapy but is expected to pull through just fine.
My friend Lynn had a tonsillectomy on the 26th. They are hoping that will relieve her problem of not being able to breath. All of her tests came out normal so they are not sure why she is having problems. Her tonsils were just one possible solution. I haven't heard yet how the surgery went so I am just praying that she is doing fine. I doubt she is in a position to talk on the phone right now.
I feel bad for everyone going through hard times right now and their families, but the one really bad thing that just makes my heart ache is what happened to Jaiden Tlapa. Jaiden is an 8 year old girl that went to kindergarten with my step-daughter Lauren. Her and Lauren also play soccer together. On Thursday, December 20th, Jaiden had an accident with a snow blower. She is now at Boston Children's Hospital in ICU. There have been some breakthrough moments where she has moved and opened her eyes but she still has a very long road ahead of her. We are keeping her and her family in our thoughts and prayers. If you would like to read more or leave your well wishes, you can do so on the Ribbons for Jaiden Blog.
