Update on Dad

Dad is back in the hospital after being discharged 24 hours ago... After Dialysis this morning, he had to go back to Muskegon to see the Cardiothoracic surgeon to set up his Heart Surgery. On the way there, he started feeling sick (low blood sugar and low BP), so the surgeon readmitted dad to the hospital. :(
He will now proceed with his bypass surgery this Friday. Please keep dad in your thoughts and prayers!!!! J

From here on out, you can follow dads progress at:

www.caringbridge.org/visit/ronaldhathaway

A Day of Down Time

My annual shot of Riley at a beach with his name... He is getting so big.
He was so upset that his raft wasn't moving.. I laughed like crazy.
Playing in the sand, the beautiful lake in the background.

When we were in MI, we literally had no down time. With Dad being in the hospital and getting ready for the funeral, we didn't have any time to just relax. Our last evening in MI (Sat Aug 2) we took our dear friend and her kids to Tunnel Park--Lake Michigan. Riley had been begging to go to the beach (everywhere he looked he saw a lake--either Lake MI or Hamlin Lake). So Justin went to the movies and Shell, Hannah, Abbi, Riley and I went to Lake Michigan. The air temp was 84 degrees. The water temp 72 degrees (which is extremely warm for Lake Mi.)

Riley was a bit timid at the water, just kind of getting his feet wet until mom and Hannah grabbed his hands and went in. We did some body surfing with him. I was holding him on my hip and he'd yell, "Here comes a big wave mom" and then he'd sputter because he'd gotten a mouthful of Lake water....

After our adventure with the waves we warmed up a bit on the beach and dug for water.... Big fun for the kids. Riley wasn't feeling so good so I took him to the car to change clothes and after a little while, all the kids played on the playground. They had a blast.

You know how everyone takes something for granted??? Lake MI is mine. That is one thing I miss dearly being a Tennessean now. She is definately a Great Lake.

Dad In The Hospital

Well....We went home for a funeral and ended up spending most of our time in the hospital with my Dad. He went into CFH, worsening Renal Failure and had a heart attack. He was transferred from our local hospital to a bigger facility (a heart center)--only this was an hour away from my parents house. He had a big week, getting a temporary dialysis access (His AV Fistula wasn't ready to use), a heart cath, blood transfusion, iron infusions, the start of hemodialysis... All was going well.. He finally had his heart cath but not such good news. He has 2 80% Blockages and a 100% blockage. He now has to have CABG next week. It was definately a trying week. Dad is still in the hospital, wishing he could get out and go home for a while before the bypass surgery. Keep him in your prayers. J