Back to life...back to reality. (This about sums up how we felt about it all 🙂 ) We are now back from vacation and trying to get back to normal...well OUR normal. And, there is a pesky question eating away at us that needs to be addressed. Before we went on vacation, Hubby was presented with … Continue reading 17 Days… Chapter 14

As I followed behind the nurse pushing Hubby down the very long hall in a wheelchair my mind wandered to a new place. No General Char, no mama bear, all new. I will call it, "self preservation Char". As I told you I am going to be very honest with you as I write this story … Continue reading 17 Days… Chapter 12

Oooooo to be young again... you walk down that isle ready to begin your life with the man you love. You have all these plans and you swear it will all be PERFECT. You will have the perfect children and the perfect house and the perfect marriage. You WILL live a storybook life! Yeah.. okay.. how … Continue reading 17 Days.. Chapter 11

A friend and I were talking the other day and got on the subject of "If you could go back..". And most would expect me to say either before Hubby's illness or maybe High School, but I honestly would rather go back to when I was 20 and ready to have my first child. I wouldn't … Continue reading 17 Days…Chapter 10

It still amazes me how "at home" I ended up feeling during our 17 days in the hospital. You start to make friends and get to know the staff and memorize faces. I have many little stories about my interaction with people and employees during that time but two of them stand out. Towards the … Continue reading 17 Days… Chapter 9

During the time Hubby was under sedation we had some VERY interesting nurse stories occur that I have had fun spinning to him over time. I honestly think he doesn't believe half of them but they really are true. Obviously, when a patient is incapable of caring for themselves the nurses and loved ones have … Continue reading 17 Days… Chapter 8

           It was the summer of 1980.. (wow.. I can't believe it was that long ago).. and I was working at the local summer fair waiting tables. One of my very best friends convinced me to do it because you got really good tips and I was totally up for that. Being only 12, almost … Continue reading 17 Days… Chapter 7

"What? How is that possible? 2 heart attacks in 2 days???" I sat there in complete disbelief. I realize I don't have much medical knowledge but that just seems so CRAZY to me. And with that realization came the punch in the gut reality that this was also very serious and I felt my General … Continue reading 17 Days… Chapter 6

In the complete silence on the other end of the phone my heart was breaking. Now our family was going to experience the same helpless feeling of being states apart and the heavy burden of blame and guilt over came me at that moment and all the regret that I had been pushing under the … Continue reading 17 Days.. Chapter 5

Heart attack???? What??  (Day 1) As we walked back to the exam room I can't even describe how I felt. Part of me went completely numb, kind of like robot mode, and another part of me felt like my whole world was spinning. Then there was my maternal instinct... I looked at my daughter and … Continue reading 17 Days.. Chapter 4