First and foremost - Thank you Terrellmom for noticing that I hadn't been around and saying that I was missed - you are sooooo sweet and I have missed being here too.
Haven't been here in a while because my wonderful husband, of 32 years, has been in the hospital for the first time in his life (except for being born). And of all things to go in for the first hospital stay - he had to have an aortic valve replacement along with a double bypass. Seems his aortic valve has been bad since birth but no real symptoms showed up until age 55 which he blew off as being: "fatigued from 'old age', working out too hard at the gym, the heat, etc." Thank God he had gone to our primary care physician for an annual check up and was referred to a cardiologist. And thank God for the awesome heart surgeon he had. (As fate and an angel on his shoulder would have it - my husband's surgeon was the same surgeon I_S's dad had for his heart surgery).
This all took place within a week's timespan from going to the cardiologist getting an echocardiogram, to the heart cath lab, and one day later to a 6 hour surgery.
I can't tell you all the emotions, tears, praying and worrying that took place.
So, that's where I've been and what's been going on in my life.
I hope all is well with my blogland family and you are all staying out of this heat. Take care and God bless you ALL.
