Life After A Miracle

Well....Friday May 11th was just like every other Friday.  We got up, worked out, and went about our day.  Kaleb went to school so excited because he was going to get to go to a best friends house for the night for a birthday party.  Bo and I went to work and we had planned on a “Date Night” because we NEVER do that.  We couldn’t wait.  Around 10:40am my office phone rang and Bo asked me to come to the ER and he was in room 510.  I have had these phone calls before and thought maybe it was someone we knew.  Well, I did know the patient.  It was Bo.  He thought he had pulled a muscle in his arm and it was hurting bad enough that he needed to go to the ER and it was obvious that he was uncomfortable.  The PA came in and did and exam and we were going to get some X-rays.  Bo happened to mention that maybe we get an EKG.
The Tech came in and did an EKG and left without saying much.  No sooner than he walked out, the PA returned followed by a ton of people in what I would like to call, Organized Chaos!  He very calmly said, Bo, you are having a heart attack!!!!  I heard “heart attack” and “STEMI”.  I knew what both of those things meant.  It was a totally surreal moment.  Bo was taken immediately to the Cath Lab and his Cardiologist just happened to be there, NOT A COINCIDENCE!.  They were able to place 2 stents and we were just amazed.
It was a normal day! It was beautiful outside! We had made plans! This was NOT on our radar! What just happened!?  If I asked myself that once, I asked myself a million times over!  There were so many emotions and so many questions.  It was clear that what had happened would have been vastly different had it been the weekend before in NYC.  What if it had happened on the weekend or at night and we would have had to wait on staff to be called in?  I quickly realized that I could not live in the “What if’s?”  That could not happen.
This all happened on Friday morning and we were home on Monday afternoon.  We are learning what we have called our “New Normal”.  It is so different!  Bo has LEARNED to rest.  We have also learned to revamp what we think is important.
We return to work-life next week.  It’s all about perspective and what is priority.  We have learned so much.  We are so truly grateful for so many people and so many prayers and encouragement!  It has been a humbling experience to see just how many people have reached out.  We are blessed beyond words!  We move forward with a new appreciation for those small things and each new sunrise.  Don’t take it for granted!!!