Not What I thought was going to happen this week......

I learned a lot this week. I have struggled the last little while with life and my faith, and this week it was tested to the max. I learned how much my family means to me and how precious life is. Your probably wondering where I am going with this. Well, my dad has been sick for about 4 weeks. The doctor kept telling him he had pneumonia. Well he never got better and kept going back to the doctor and they would just put him on new medication. (Don't you think with my dad's history you would start drawing blood, x-rays, SOMETHING DIFFERENT??) Finally Tuesday my mom took him back to the doctor and told them to figure it out because he was obviously not getting better. The doctor couldn't figure it out, because his vitals were okay, so they set up some tests for Friday. So Thursday I went to check on my dad. He was not breathing well and I thought he was going to die on me right then and there. So I called his doctor and they instructed me to take him to Ogden Regional. My mom met me there from work. After about 5 hours of testing they determined it was his heart. His heart was only functioning at about 10 percent. They were going to open him up right there until my mom told them about his medical history. They called U of U and decided to life flight him ASAP. We were pretty scared we thought we were going to lose him. Ben had given my dad a blessing Tuesday night and in it he was told that his body would be able to withstand what it was going to go through, and that he would make it through. Well we got him to Salt Lake and put him in the Critical Care Unit. They put him on some meds to slow his heart rate and some to get the water away from his heart. Yesterday they decided to shock his heart, and this morning he is out of CCU. We have had some long stressful days, but I am feeling so blessed this morning. I have felt a lot of peace through this ordeal because of the blessing my dad received. I had no other choice, but to put my faith in my Father in Heaven. I am thankful for Ben's dad for helping with the kids Wednesday night and getting Jarrett and Isabelle to school Thursday, I am thankful for friends and family, I am thankful for the town of Mantua for their prayers and friendship to my family, I am thankful for an understanding husband that just let me go and stay with my dad and help my mom. Ben just took over at home and I am so thankful for him and all of his patience. I am thankful for my brothers and sisters and there spouses!! They are pretty amazing. I am thankful for my mom and the strong person that she is. But today I am thankful Heavenly Father let my dad stay. I am thankful for the gospel and for the knowledge it gives me. I am so thankful for my dad. You think a lot about a person when you think you are going to loose them, and I am thankful that he is my dad. He has taught me so much and he is so strong. He has had to go through so much these last ten years with his health. I love you Dad!!