He is an admirable man with many attributes that make me want to be a better person. He stands strong in his beliefs. Has lived a noble life and strives to be a better man each day. Many people love him and look up to him. I am one of those people. This man to me is more than all I have listed. He is my daddy. Been there for me through everything I have done in my life. No matter what it was I was always loved by him and treated kindly in the face of all the destruction I caused. Never made me feel shame. Always believed in me and only wanted and still wants for me the best. A truly emotional being that will laugh, cry, argue, joke with me about almost anything. I couldn't have asked for a better father in my life. He takes the cake.
So when I got the call Friday night as I was pulling into the parking lot of a restaurant to celebrate my husbands birthday with his family that my mom had to call 911 because my dad coouldn't walk suddenly. Immediately went to the hospital to meet him when the ambulance arrived. As it turned out my fahter suffered a mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack) TIA. All of his symptoms had subsided and was able to walk talk and pass all the test that were put before him. We were all so afraid. He was admitted to the hospital for further testing to make sure he didn't have a blockage of any kind. He was transferred by ambulance to Bryan .
We arrived at St. Josephs on Friday night around 9 tp the E.R. and didn't get into a room until 3 in the morning. The 3 of us were completly exhausted by this time and passed out for a few hours before the next day started. The waiting game was on. By all accounts he felt pretty much 100% and was ready to go but we had to get the test done. Well, that took over 36 hours just to get that done in the meantime the doctors decided to play with his blood pressure medicine which caused all kinds of problems and more scares.
We ultimately made it home to see the superbowl that evening. He is feeling better.As if it never happened. I am so grateful for that. Seeing my dad in any other way besides a picture of health is not something I am used to. Nor do I ever want to. It is something I am going to have to think about now. He is getting older and as we know everyone dies. I don't want to think about my life without my parents yet. I am not ready as selfish as that sounds. It is what it is. They are a crucial part of my childrens life as well as mine.
These things I had to think about all weekend and am totally exhausted emotionally and physically. I have had a splitting headache all day that I am hoping I can sleep off tonight. Today I am just thankful that my daddy is alive and well and was given more time here with us.
