Parents...

Today Jer and I were awoken with a frighten... saying my dad was in the hospital and was having ER surgery at 1 pm. Of course I immediately think the worst of two things... either he had a REALLY bad accident going to work (He works at Deere in DBQ) or he had a heart attack.... THANK GOD it was neither of the two!

So after we were awoken with shock... Thank you to Jason for coming to our house and waking us!! (my phone was charging downstairs... didn't have it upstairs with me)

I franticly call my sister back and find out what is going on... here my dad had been battling a "back ache" for quite sometime (a week) along with the Influenza cold thing that has been going around... anyhow point is my dad hadn't been feeling good for awhile...

He was taken in last night by my mom and brother inlaw, he could hardly walk and was bent over pretty bad in A LOTTA pain. Much to our surprise he was passing LOTS of blood and a rather large kidney stone. It was late when they took him in and didn't call anyone then until they knew what was going on... a little upset about that but I'll get over it.

So Jer and I got ready and since the roads were SHIT again!!! Jer took me in and I stayed with mom and watched them wheel dad into surgery. Just frightening to see anyone you love be in pain and go to surgery... ya know?

Surgery went good, about an hour, talked to doctor, he showed us my dad's "stone" (was probably the length of 3 small BB's put together) YIKES!!! something that small can cause SO MUCH PAIN! So after dad went to recovery they brought him back up to his room. He was feeling much better ... you could tell, he was back to his old self again :) with moderate pain.

He was released tonight and is home in his own bed... a little shocked that they sent him home but like they say "healing time is best spent at home". So its all good but gosh let me tell you WHAT A DAY!!!

It really hit me hard today just "not knowing" for the 4-5 mins I waited to hear back from my sister this am.

My dad is at high risk for heart conditions, he is a diabetic, high blood pressure. He's had a much better handle on his health these last two years then he has ever had but doesn't change the factors that he is still at risk.

My dad is SO much a part of my life, I'm his "baby girl" and really want to have him around for many many years to come and just knowing everyday he is getting older scares me!!!! So thankful everything went good today!!

Just hard for me to believe that my parents are getting older and that thought of that really scares me!!!!!!

Thanks to all of you who offered food, help with the boys. It meant a lot just knowing you were thinking of us!

Love you all!