I'm not going to lie, the day started out ROUGH! Very unfriendly hospital staff woke us up to start the day....we were both still feeling the stress of the staff's lack of compassion from Saturday night and were probably a little oversensitive. It wasn't the best start, either way :) Then Mark began having some pressure, not quite to chest pain, but definite pressure and even shortness of breath. They took it VERY seriously, and in Mark's opinion, "totally overreacted".....hahaha! There's no chances being taken about his heart...and that's the way it should be! He also began feeling well, just, down. Who wouldn't?? We're human! There are people groaning and yelling out all around you, serious emergencies - not to mention, no one ever envisions themself in this position, but certainly not at such a young age.
Of course, when he feels something, so do I. All of this added up to an emotional morning!
God knew what we needed though and thanks to the prayers from everyone!! The nurse made a complete change in her attitude/compassion towards us. It was so refreshing and I saw it as a total answer to prayer. The day got better and better for Mark!
The night wasn't as restful for him and this morning he has again been feeling pressure and a little difficulty breathing. Nitro drip was increased and he is sleeping now. Hoping to get to visit with a few friends again this afternoon! He is limited somewhat on visitors, so shoot me a text/FB/DM me on Twitter to find out details of visiting.
I have a specific prayer request today. We are still praying all of those things from Saturday, but as his time here at Henry comes to an end, we welcome that and look forward to the next step, but he also feels nervous. There's uncertainty about what will follow the heart cath and he needs peace and assurance from God that can satisfy and calm like no other person or drug.
At this moment I'm holding this close - "praying that God's peace will guard our hearts and our minds!"
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