Today was a very emotional day that started at 5:15 this morning. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night just for the fact that I was thinking about my dad and not wanting to oversleep. All for us got to the hospital at about 6 o'clock this morning, there was a chance that Pops could have been moved to the early case at 7 and we wanted to see him and pray with him before he went in. He did not go in at 7 and we were able to spend more time with him. We all as brothers and sisters went in with him and my mom at about 8:30 this morning to pray with him and he shared how much he loved us and how he hoped he had been a good father. He cried and wanted us to know that it was hard emotionally but he was spiritually ready for what happened. He needed to hear from us that we would be o-kay if the worse occurred ad we would be but he was very confident that he was going to be o-kay and he would see us when he is done with surgery. We all had a great cry and had a great time of prayer with him.
He then went to pre-op for about 2 hours before they took him into surgery. We were able to see him right before he went into surgery and had one last prayer and cry as they rolled him off. My mom took it really hard knowing that his heart was extremely weak and there was a chance that he would not make it through the surgery. She had a really hard time and finally let it go, she has been so strong for us but she needed to let it out and just cry.
Over the next 4 hours we prayed and waited anxiously for the hourly phone calls from the nurse in the O.R. and she kept reporting that he was doing really well and that things were going good. He had 5 bypasses and is now recovering in the CCU, when we went in to see him he was awake and was able to squeeze our hands and smile. He is now talking and remembers when we came in and visited with him. The doctor says he is doing really well and we will know soon if the surgery was able to strengthen his heart. Please continue to pray as he gets stronger and that his heart will continue to strengthen and he will have a fast recovery.
This has been a great time for us to come together as a family, we have grown so much closer and it has been really neat to see 2 people who have been madly in love with each other for over 41 years to strengthen their love and still show that they depend so much upon each other.
"Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty— he is the King of glory."
Psalm 24:7-10
"Thank you God for all the comfort that you have provided for us during this time. We still do not know what the future holds but we know that you are guiding us through any and every thing. We do not deserve the grace and mercy that you give us but You give it to us lovingly and generously. May we learn and grow from this experience and use this to bring us and others closer to You and Father may we always remember that we are and need to always be disciples for You. Amen. "
