We have been very busy this last few weeks, as we’re going in different directions with Bill. He finally had his cardiology appointment today. It all started with him taking a diving class. He had to answer a questionnaire before he could dive, and they then wanted a DR release to allow him to dive. The Dr released him for 12 ft of water in a pool to learn, but would not release him for the 60ft dive for the certification, because of his previous heart issues.
Long story short, she had him have another echocardiogram, and they found, as before, one heart wall thicker than the other. This is of concern as it is what causes sudden death in athletes when they are under exertion. Being that going 30 feet down is considered one atmosphere, and 60 feet is two more atmospheres, the pressure is great, and causes much exertion on the heart. SO, they had him see a cardiologist to make sure it was safe for him to dive. The cardiologist reviewed Bill's echocardiogram again this afternoon, and is concerned, therefore has requested more tests. He asked that Bill bear with him, as he wants to be sure that this is not Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (thicker heart wall on one side, causing the heart to work too hard) SO…Bill goes for an intense stress test on Monday, and another MRI (date TBD), this time on his heart….and then back to the Cardiologist hopefully before Oct 3rd, as this is the date that Bill is supposed to certify for his diving license. It will be the last chance prior to us going on our cruise. We are trusting that the Lord has put this Dr in our hands, as we want to be sure it’s a safe thing—I want Bill to have fun diving, but I also want him to come home with me! Life would be nothing without my best friend.
In the middle of all of this stuff with trying to get the OK to dive, is the stuff he’s going through with the Neurologist for his migraines, and an injured shoulder that he’s having physical therapy for. It is certainly a good thing that we have insurance! The treatment for Migraines has helped, and although he's had a few headaches, my feeling is that with the stress he's been under, they would have been much worse. Today was the first migraine he's had in two months that he had to close the drapes and sleep. Understandable, with how much he's been through with all the DR & therapy appointments the last few months.
IF that’s not enough, the poor guy has been suffering over the last month, worried about his job. They started with a some layoffs 4 weeks ago, and said there were more to come…they thought 3 weeks ago the company would get the rest of the layoffs over, then 2 weeks ago, then this week, then they thought Monday, now they are told the layoffs will be announced on the 29th. It's been very tough on him. SO, I ask that you keep him in prayer, for peace for the work situation, for patience while he goes through all this testing, and for knowledge and good judgement on the part of the DR's. It seems we have a good team--but we know who is ultimatley in charge, and we put our faith in the Lord.
The kids are doing great. We started back to home school group on Monday, and it was fun to have all the kids back together. WE had 38 kids show up for the program, some new ones, and a good majority of returning students. We lost 6 last year to graduation (GED) and 8 more joined us this past week. It looks like a great group. We also started back with our home studies. Some review, as we didn't school all summer as we have in the past. We had a busy summer, it was fun, but now it's time to get back to the grind. It has been good to have a sense of routine.
It will be a quiet weekend at home, and then the wood comes on Tuesday...we're having a load of logs dumped in the field..so we will be busy!! Stay tuned for pictures...as we have very capable kids to help cut, haul & stack now!
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