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  • Scary Times :(

    Hi Everyone.

    I feel like I have been hit by a steam train recently.

    At 4.03am Saturday morning I took a call from my very destressed Mum screaming that Daddy had had a heart attack and the paramedics were trying to resusatate him as we spoke.

    Thankfully we had freinds staying and so my husband and I could just leave the children sleeping. We made it to my Mum and Dads house within 9mins of the call, 3 miles away!

    Since then we have spent every waking moment in Intensive care. Dad has been on life support, they have tried waking him and extrubating him everyday since sunday but he gets so anxious it is putting too much strain on his badly damaged heart, so today they will to a tracheostomy so they can assist with his breathing while he is awake to help releive the strain.

    Yesterday he coped on his own for 6 hours with me and my sister (23 and 16 weeks preggas) either side trying to keep him calm even with a high dose of tranquilisers. My Mum is not good at that sort of thing and is still in too much shock after having to drag my Dads dead body of the bed to start CPR!

    My Dad is 63 (well was on Monday) and fit as a fiddle, absolutely no signs of ill health leading up to his heart attack. The doctors are absolutely certain that if it was not for the fast reaction on Mum and the paramedics, they were shocking him and doing CPR within 2-3 mins of Mum calling 999 and his heart stopping, he would not be alive today.

    The good signs are that he is reacting appropriately which mean any brain damage is minimal but his heart is only operating at 20-30% (normal being 70-75%)

    We have everything crossed and we all hope he will make a full recovery.

    I am stuck at home today with Little Munch as my husbands boss is an A***hole and has made him go into work.

    Jeez.... I thought losing 5 chooks was stressfull
    Little ol' me

    Has just bagged a Lottie!
    Oh and the chickens are taking over my garden!
    FIL and MIL - http://vegblogs.co.uk/chubbly/

  • #2
    Oh Jo, you have a bad time recently - and now this. Hope everything goes well for your Dad.

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    • #3
      Oh Jo. Sorry hon. xxx

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      • #4
        ((((hugs)))) Hope he continues to improve, and your mum too xx

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        • #5
          Oh goodness me - so sorry to hear this! What a stressful time for you and your family - and how brave of your mum to deal with all that on her own!

          Sending big hugs XXX

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          • #6
            Oh Jo I am sorry to hear this - fingers crossed for you all and I hope your dad makes a speedy recovery.
            Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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            • #7
              remember to look after yourself too, esp being pregnant! Didn't know that, so congratulations for that - and hope your father pulls through as well.

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              • #8
                Jo I'll be thinking of you and your family today, take care. xx
                Location....East Midlands.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by chrismarks View Post
                  remember to look after yourself too, esp being pregnant! Didn't know that, so congratulations for that - and hope your father pulls through as well.
                  Chris, I think you'll find that it is Munch's sister who is pregnant

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                  • #10
                    Crikeballs! Hope he starts improving soon. Staying calm around him is helping I'm sure - posivibes winging their way to you and yours.
                    A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

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                    • #11
                      Our Thoughts are with you all.
                      "... discipline is what the world needs today and etiquette, you know. For one of the noblest things a man can do is to do the best he can, yeah ..."

                      Prince Far I (1944-1983)

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                      • #12
                        poor you Munch, sounds really traumatic. Good luck to all of you.

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                        • #13
                          Well first off well done to your mum for keeping calm and no doubt saving his life! Is she first aid trained? I hope he will be OK...it sounds like he has good health and a supportive family on his side

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                          • #14
                            ((((HUGS)))) from me too - I hope they manage to get him more stable, and sort things out for him. Fingers crossed for you all.
                            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                            • #15
                              My thoughts are with you - my dad went through a similar thing about 10 years ago. The heart units in hospitals are wonderful though and they can do some amazing things ... I'm sure they have gotton even better in the last decade as well.
                              By the way The Heart Foundation is always worth a call if you want to talk to a non-doctor person for a bit of re-assurance and support.
                              Good luck.
                              Gill

                              So long and thanks for all the fish.........

                              I have a blog http://areafortyone.blogspot.co.uk

                              I'd rather be a comma than a full stop.

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