There's no place like home . . .

Praise the Lord, my dad is getting to leave the hospital!

He spent the night at the hospital being monitored for atrial fibrilation and waiting for the doctor to come see him.

We believe it is no coincidence at all that the on-call doctor was one of the experts in cardiac electrophysiology, and are praising God for His provision.

Starting tomorrow the doctor will begin exploring the causes behind my dad's atrial fibrilation and working to find the best treatment plan for it.  Dad does not have to go to the hospital for every episode any more, but can expect to have continual bouts of atrial fibrilation for some time.  The doctor spent a ton of time talking with my parents, making sure they were educated on atrial fibrilation, explaining it in "engineering" terms (which was awesome for my dad, the mechanical engineer), and assuring them that, while there may not be one permanent fix, that they were in the best hands possible.

One of the best parts about hearing this news today was hearing the relief in my mom's voice.  She has been so strong for my dad through the past 6 weeks, but last night was a struggle for her.

So while my dad's physical heart issues are far from being resolved, we trust that his journey is now in the right hands.

And friends, I would be remiss if I didn't say how it fills me with hope to know that, as a believer in the Almighty God, I know that no matter what happens to my physical body-even my physical heart, my soul and my spiritual heart have been saved and healed for eternity by Him!

Prayers for my dad . . .

As many of you know my dad had a pacemaker "installed" about 6 weeks ago to take care of an extremely low (30 bpm) heart rate.  The pacemaker appeared to be successful in alleviating my dad's heart issues; however, about a week and a half ago he started experiencing SVTs (supra ventricular tachycardia).  His cardiologist was able to prescribe medication that corrected the problem, but this past Monday he began experiencing atrial fibrillation and was admitted to the hospital.  He was given a different medication along with heparin (there was concern about blood clots) and monitored to see if the medication would correct the issue, or if he would need cardioversion (electric shock to the heart).  Thankfully, the medicine regulated his heart and he was able to come home last Thursday, feeling much, much better.

Well, the healing was short lived as I just received a call from my mom saying that they were headed to Willowbrook Methodist's ER to be admitted and be seen by a new cardiologist-part of a group of specialists at the medical center that dad was supposed to see for a 2nd opinion this coming Wednesday.

My family would really appreciate your prayers for the following:

• That the new cardiologist would quickly detect the real issue and know the proper treatment
• That dad would stay positive and be encouraged as this experience has been very hard on him and made him feel discouraged and old
• That we would all be free of anxiety and would trust in the Lord's perfect plan
• That the Lord would be glorified whatever the outcome

Thank you all!