On July 31st, I died.... After having several weeks of discomfort in my neck and jawline, I made an appointment to see my PCP to determine what was going on. The consensus seemed to center around a gall bladder problem. But he suggested that we should rule out cardiac. Once I got over to the hospital, I had a wait of 20 minutes or more before I was sent up to my room. Immediately I was taken for a chest x-ray. Once I got back I saw my nurse and the lab tech were there and I lay down to let her get the blood. As I leaned back, I felt a wave of nausea and everything went quiet and dark. I became aware again after a short period of time, I'm unsure how long. and from there it was a lengthy process to be transported to Grandview where I received a heart catherization and ultimately, bypass grafts. It was literally like hitting the off switch on your computer.
Today we worked around the farm. We started with putting fertilizer around the pecan trees. Yesterday we took cuttings from the Persistence Peach tree and put them in soil. Later we dug up suckers from the Blueberry bushes and potted them. We took a big walk around the pasture to check on the progress of the Privit and saw that it would need spraying soon. After lunch I got back to work on the finish mower and have it as good as I can make it. I see the old 284 needs the spark plugs cleaned. We were even able to take a rest in the hammocks for a little while before supper.