Ticket to Ninety With a & Station Stop at Bypass Surgery

Yesterday after years of telling Allan he shouldn't be eating unlimited helpings of cheese, butter, and such, he had a small heart attack. A visit to the Emergency Room with a blood test, confirmed the heart trouble. The signs were pretty clear: Heaviness in the entire upper chest, sweating and nausea. When the pain persisted, we took the safe road and had it checked out.

Two EKG's later he was admitted to the hospital and prepped for the "Cath" Lab to send a camara up the femoral artery to see what's was going on in the heart. The doctors would do a 'Stent' if there was a minor problem. It was discovered one large artery was blocked and three small.

Now he is stopping at the 'Heart Station' for a quadruple bypass. Wires are connected to every part of his upper torso. Three medications are dripping into his system. Confinement to bed is causing major aches and pains. The ambulance transported him to the correct hospital. How fun!! Now he waits for the surgeon to make room for the chest opening operation.

No more cheese, butter and double helpings. He will be careful from now on, so his ticket to Ninety years old, doesn't expire before its time.