Boogie with the M's!

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Here are some lyrics from a 1986 top 10 dance song, can you name it?

"What is happening here? Something is going on Thats not quite clear Somebody turn on the light Were gonna have a party Its starting tonight"

Boomers! The Heart Must Go On

This story is taking far too long to tell; putting it all in words and finding the strength to actually write the entry has been a bit difficult.

Hubby came home and all is well; we'll be following up with our family doctor and neurologist from the hospital. He's finally accepted some hard truths - he has diabetes and he needs to be watching his diet. He's been fighting this diagnosis for some time now and well, after a couple doctor visits over the last month and this last trip he finally has accepted this medical fact. Amen, like anything else once you admit you have a problem you can then work on solving it.

Unfortunately, this wasn't the end of the week's extenuating circumstances. Thursday morning at approximately 4 am I awoke not feeling well; a strange feeling in the chest along with some pain in the left shoulder. Once up, the chest got tight and I began to sweat... since my daughter was in the living room I woke her to call 911 and to wake her father. It was less than 36 hours since leaving the emergency room, and we we're on our way back! I have to say as scary as the episode was, it amazes me how the whole process worked. Clearly time was of the essence, thank goodness the hospital has a innovative Cardiac Care Center and a 90-minute "Portal to Cath" policy. A few days in the hospital under some pretty good care and I was back home by Sunday afternoon. Not quite good as new, but all things considered on the road to recovery!

Boomers! Part 2

Strange how the body works, especially to the average person. He couldn't put what he was feeling into words, just that he didn't feel good and he felt like he was in a tunnel.

We rode to the hospital and entered the Emergency Room at 2:30 PM promptly being shown to the waiting area which was pretty empty. After a short wait the nurse took him in and we were on our way down an 8 hour journey of emergency medicine diagnostics. Blood tests, x-rays, CAT Scan. After reviewing the CAT Scan the doctor ordered an MRI because there was something "suggestive" on the CAT Scan, possibly an aneurysm in the brain. The MRI confirmed it, there is a 2 millimeter aneurysm. It's small and the action is to just follow up with a neurologist regularly, apparently it's too small to really to anything else but watch. It sure is scary though, kinda like a time bomb in the brain... the ER surgeon agreed. All is good, we just need to get to a neurologist to keep an eye on this.

Boomers!

It's been 10 days since my last post, and let me tell ya it's been a doozie. Just a little bit of sunshine can certainly make for an attitude adjustment, but the diagnosis of a cerebral aneurysm and a major MI definitely changes one's outlook things!

The week started out simple enough, ride up to Newark to help the youngin get a close-up glimpse at the American Idol Tour. Very strange city, Newark, they have no place to park! So we just drop of the star gazer and amuse ourselves sitting in the car. Here's a picture of my photo-buddy Rosie, playing chauffeur

And here's a mirror flip shot of the bus traveling Market Street and making special stops "Via PruCtr"

That was Sunday, then Tuesday came along and with the heat there was a power failure in my office building. No big deal, no power between 12:00 and 1:00 PM it's August finally got some heat. Power just has to go.... 1:20 call from hubby "I don't feel good, I think I should go to the hospital, can you come home?" Thank goodness our daughter was home, to keep him calm and help me keep my cool as I left the office and headed home.

To be continued......