Well, it FINALLY happened! Friday evening Bob was released from Parkview! He had a pacemaker place on Thursday by Dr. Mirro, the very highly regarded & esteemed heart “electrician”. The procedure went without a hitch & he was back to his least favorite room in the world before he was awake. The biggest pain he said he had from it was that he couldn’t use his left arm for a while. Thankfully, the Versed he was given for the procedure helped him to sleep for most of the day.
Prior to putting the pacemaker in, Dr. Sowden “yanked” his chest tubes - all 3 of them. His chest X-ray showed very little fluid, so he felt comfortable removing the chest tubes. My dad was SO glad to get rid of those tubes tethered to that little box he had to carry around with him everywhere!
As you know, sleeping had always been a problem while he was hospitalized. Thursday night wasn’t much different than any other night. But he awoke Friday morning with the hope that he would soon be free again! More chest X-rays showed that everything was where it should be (or wasn’t where it shouldn’t be!) & showed that his heart, which had been the size of a football, was back down to the size of a fist!
Friday afternoon he was told the great news of his impending departure. As always, it took some time to get his discharge paperwork & prescriptions prepared, so he didn’t actually leave until evening. His sister, Pam Norton & her husband Grant got to chauffeur him. He wanted real food before heading home, though, so they made a stop at his favorite restaurant - Golden China! He couldn’t eat all of his food, but what he did eat he thoroughly enjoyed.
Connie spent the night with him last night. He kind of had the expectation that he would sleep perfectly in his own bed, but he didn’t sleep that well because of the pain from the pacemaker procedure. Of course, he won’t take anything for pain because of how crazy it makes his head, so he has asked that you pray that God will be gracious to him & allow him to sleep deeply & comfortably tonight & onward.
Now that he’s home, he is much more comfortable & feels a little more himself. Neighbors, he isn’t up to walking the neighborhood right now, but if you are able, he would love it if you would stop in & get him caught up on the news of Bay Shore Heights! He is very ready for visits, but requests that they be kept short & sweet so he’s not worn out by them. He won’t be at church tomorrow, but hopes & prays that he will rebound from his ordeal quickly so that he can rejoin fellowship with his church family.
Your prayers, visits, cards & other forms of encouragement have meant very much to Bob. He realizes that God has kept him here for His good purpose & he is willing to stay as long as God has work for him to do. Praise God for all he has done in the past 13 days! He alone is worthy of praise!
Prior to putting the pacemaker in, Dr. Sowden “yanked” his chest tubes - all 3 of them. His chest X-ray showed very little fluid, so he felt comfortable removing the chest tubes. My dad was SO glad to get rid of those tubes tethered to that little box he had to carry around with him everywhere!
As you know, sleeping had always been a problem while he was hospitalized. Thursday night wasn’t much different than any other night. But he awoke Friday morning with the hope that he would soon be free again! More chest X-rays showed that everything was where it should be (or wasn’t where it shouldn’t be!) & showed that his heart, which had been the size of a football, was back down to the size of a fist!
Friday afternoon he was told the great news of his impending departure. As always, it took some time to get his discharge paperwork & prescriptions prepared, so he didn’t actually leave until evening. His sister, Pam Norton & her husband Grant got to chauffeur him. He wanted real food before heading home, though, so they made a stop at his favorite restaurant - Golden China! He couldn’t eat all of his food, but what he did eat he thoroughly enjoyed.
Connie spent the night with him last night. He kind of had the expectation that he would sleep perfectly in his own bed, but he didn’t sleep that well because of the pain from the pacemaker procedure. Of course, he won’t take anything for pain because of how crazy it makes his head, so he has asked that you pray that God will be gracious to him & allow him to sleep deeply & comfortably tonight & onward.
Now that he’s home, he is much more comfortable & feels a little more himself. Neighbors, he isn’t up to walking the neighborhood right now, but if you are able, he would love it if you would stop in & get him caught up on the news of Bay Shore Heights! He is very ready for visits, but requests that they be kept short & sweet so he’s not worn out by them. He won’t be at church tomorrow, but hopes & prays that he will rebound from his ordeal quickly so that he can rejoin fellowship with his church family.
Your prayers, visits, cards & other forms of encouragement have meant very much to Bob. He realizes that God has kept him here for His good purpose & he is willing to stay as long as God has work for him to do. Praise God for all he has done in the past 13 days! He alone is worthy of praise!
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