I realize my entries have become somewhat sparse. It isn't that nothing is happening. It is just that it is so much the same it doesn't seem worth recording. But that really isn't the truth. Everything is going very well. Last week I worked quite hard getting Nikki and Chris moved to the new home. I have some work left to do there. And I have a lot of work left to do here. Perhaps I can get some done next week. This week is a work week. Not much time for painting unless my riding gets curtailed. Soon we will go for the Tandem Rally. There will be almost 100 couples there. Perhaps we will make some new riding friends. That would be very nice.
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.