Dad Is Home

Just wanted you guys and gals to let us know that Dad is home. There are some results from an echo cardiogram that we are still waiting on but there does not seem to be any damage to his heart.

We are fearfully and wonderfully made says the word of God!

I have learned many things in the past few days. Dad was anemic (they gave him two pints of blood) He was dehydrated thus his kidney function was way down. He had developed very mild congestive heart failure. Sooooooo when you add that all up he was in a terrible shape on Monday morning. The stress on his heart from the anemia and the dehydration caused the minor heart attack and thus short winded.

Did you know that if you are dehydrated, your kidneys are not functioning properly and there is a hormone that the kidneys secrete that tells your bone marrow to make red blood cells. When the kidneys do not secrete that hormone like they should due to the dehydration then the bone marrow stops making red blood cells in quantity as they should be. Now comes the anemia and when there is not enough blood there is not enough oxygen, and the heart is trying to pump blood that is low with fluid around it constraining the contractions! Whew!

They had to treat him with kid gloves, as any slight overreaction to any of the conditions it could have been fatal. We have a wonderful Dr that takes care of Mom and Dad and it just happened (yeah right) that he was working the ER Monday morning. He is a christian and believes that all life is valuable. I just know that God placed our Dr there on Monday morning.

Anyway, after hydrating Dad and giving him two pints of blood, and taking fluid from around his heart and lots of bed rest, he was up and around today without any shortness of breath. We are blessed with a body that will heal itself when just given the opportunity. He came home with NO NEW MEDICINE.

So now I am dealing with two little people with anemia and I guess I need to get busy and find out what to do to help them.

I am stand in awe again at the complex and intricate design of our human body. The master designer did not leave out one minute detail. HE is the great physician.

I am thankful to HIS grace, I am thankful to HIS provision and HIS healing touch.

I need to go to bed, I need sleep, but wanted to let you know that Dad was home.

Thank you each and every one for the prayers. HE hears and HE answers.