Prayers for Grandpa

Early this morning my mom got a call that my Grandfather (her father) had a heart attack at 1:30 this morning. He supposedly has been having chest pains all week, but no with no other symptoms he didn't really think anything of it. This morning, his chest pains increased and luckily my aunt and uncle were there to call an ambulance. They picked him up, took him to a small hospital in his area and then ultimately air transported him to UCSD to give him better care.

My mom and I rushed to UCSD picking two of my uncles up on the way. When we got to the cardiac ward, a WONDERFUL nurse informed us that he arrived an hour before and was rushed to the Cath Lab because he was still having chest pains. We waited around for an hour making calls to family throughout California and IOWA. We all were worried and hungry so we ran to a nearby cafe to eat and by the time we got back he was in his room awake and alert! Praise God!!!
During the Catherization procedure, a blockage was found in the main artery of his heart. They were able to place a stint to repair the blockage rather than perform a bypass surgery.

The medical staff kept commenting on how healthy my grandfather was. He is at a great weight, has good blood pressure, and good heart rate...I know this is from his healthy lifestyle. He eats VERY well and hikes daily...I think his lifestyle is what saved him!


Please, please, please, pray for continued healing for my grandfather. He still has so many aspirations, in fact, he was already planning a family hike through the Grand Canyon when he gets out! Ha!!!

Thanks for your prayers. God Bless!

These pictures are repeats from a past blog entry, but I wanted to include them in this post again. Doesn't my Grandpa look amazing for 69 years!!!