This is my husband Alan and I love him dearly. Sunday was a day both of us will never forget. Alan had gotten up and gone to work around 3am and was finished delivering his loads in time to drive me to church at 9:00. Right before pulling into the church driveway he noticed pain between his shoulder blades in his back so when he dropped me off he got out of the pickup to stretch. That's when he noticed pain in both his arms and slight pressure in his chest. He jokingly said, "I hope I'm not having a heart attack." I told him he should go to Patient First and get checked out but said it was nothing and that hot tubbing at Bally's would remove any kinks in his back. I felt there might be more to it so asked Diane and Les in my Sunday School class to start praying. We did and Diane suggested we go to Bally's and make sure he was all right. She had her blood pressure kit with her so she could at least take his blood pressure. On the way out from church Diane kept telling everyone we passed, "pray for Alan...health". When we got to Bally's we searched the parking lot for the pickup but it was nowhere in sight so I called Alan on his cell phone asking where he was and he said on his way to Patient First. We were only a couple of minutes behind him so we went there and by the time we got there the ambulance had been called and Alan was hooked up to all kinds of equipment. Diane drove the pickup and me to the hospital. She asked me how to move the seat forward and I didn't know how except for the passenger seat so she sat on the edge of the seat and we prayed we'd get to the hospital safe. When we arrived we went to the Emergency Room and what I saw I wasn't prepared for. Alan was in so much pain and kept trying to sit up to relieve it...the doctor asked us to wait in the waiting room so they could do what needed to be done. We waited and waited for what seemed like an eternity. I was so glad that Diane was with me! I was a mess. We prayed and she called her husband Les telling him she had parked their car at Patient First and to come to the hospital after Sunday School class and to tell the church that Alan was having a heart attack. The church prayed. Soon the cardiologist came out and told me Alan had had a heart attack and they were going to put a stent in. We followed Alan to the waiting area and soon Les was there. I called Alan's mom to let her know what was happening. I couldn't even talk so Diane did the talking to her and got her cell phone number for me. Les, Diane and I waited and in 30 minutes the surgeon came out saying everything went smooth and he only had one blocked artery and was able to put the stent in. We all praised the Lord! We went up to ICU where Alan was and were able to see him. He said how much better he felt already. I was so thankful for Les and Diane. Les has had stents, heart attacks, and even open heart surgery so he talked to Alan for a bit and I know they'll talk more.
Diane and Les left as they had plans to drive to Pennsylvania for a birthday party for Diane, a week early since that was when it was convenient for everyone. They said they'd come back that night and give me a ride home and drive the pickup home. I was so glad that everything turned out the way it did. Alan had prayers going up for him from the west coast to the east coast. I called his mother, Sheryl to let her know all went well. My friend Margie came by later in the afternoon and we spent some time in the cafeteria drinking tea. It was good to see her and catch up since we hadn't seen each other since her cruise in February.
That evening I was so relieved that God had kept Alan safe. So many things could've happened as Alan had pulled over the side of the road as he was nausea and when he got out of the pickup he laid on the ground. It's so good he was able to drive himself safely to Patient First and that everyone there did everything efficiently to get Alan taken care of and transported to the hospital in record time. God knew what was happening and made sure that everyone that would be needed was in their proper place at the proper time. Alan stayed in ICU until late Monday night and then was moved to a regular room. He was anxious to get out of the hospital. He was released from the hospital on Wednesday but won't be released to go back to work for 4 weeks. He is doing really good but since he had a heart attack the cardiologist wants to make sure everyting is okay. We go on vacation in 2 weeks so it will be nice to relax on our cruise...and be just what the doctor ordered so to speak.
God truly is good...all the time! Thank you Lord for watching over Alan!
