This past week has brought quite a new outlook on life. Or I should say, a reminder how quickly things change. I know... due to the loss of my husband and father to Austin and Collin how we shouldn't take a moment for granted. However, we fall back into that sense of security, and think that family will always be there. So when I received a phone call last Tuesday saying my father had a heart attack... my eyes were opened again. Dad is only 59 and since I was little has never had any kind of surgery or medical problems. Guess he was saving it all up for this year with 5 arteries clogged and needing open heart surgery. Can't be easy, right? Mom says, "Don't come down, he'll just have stints put in and should be home by tomorrow." HA! Little did they know that those 5 blockages were not going to be opened with stints and that he needed to have his chest cracked open. Great news is that dad is doing well and is home ( their home in Florida ) recovering. He has MANY restrictions and is being quite a bear to live with... but at least he is still here. Doctors were amazed that he didn't present with any symptoms, and was considered lucky because many people like him would of just had a massive heart attack at some point doing work around the house. Also a lucky man because they just came off a cruise. Imagine if he would have had a heart attack on the cruise. Anyways, I flew down early Wed. morning when the cath was being performed, and once I got off the plane in Fort Myers was told that he would need open heart the following morning. This leads me to my next problem. I tried to catch a flight out of Salisbury Tues. night... but oh no. Last flight was at 5:00. BWI.. 8:45 (not enough time) Philly was similar to BWI. What do we do if we NEED to get out of town that night? Luckily my dad didn't die, but he could have. Flights can come into Salisbury 9:30 / 10:00 ish, but no flights can leave. Don't understand this.
Recovery will be a long road for my dad, but it did remind us all how quickly life can change. Mom and dad were happy to have me there and I didn't want to be anywhere else. We remembered those we have lost and that special bond that comes with being a family. Everybody enjoy your special family and make sure they know that they are loved.
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Glad to hear that your dad is on the road to recovery. We were thinking happy thoughts.
Thinking of you love. Glad you dad is on the mend!
Ma'am, God bless you! You seem like a decent woman with good values. Please help preserve those traditional familt values:
Dear fellow blogger,
We are extremely concerned that Jim Ireton, candidate for mayor of Salisbury, Maryland, and currently an elementary school teacher, is a dangerous homosexual who is unqualified for office and a threat against traditional family understood as a married man and woman with child.
We base this on several pieces of information:
1. The Salisbury Daily Times' article on Jim Ireton ticketed for fleeing with another male from police after 3 AM on Rehoboth Beach, a known location for homosexual men to have illicit sex.
2. James Ireton Jr's "Speak Out" August, 2001 letter to the Camp Rehoboth website in support of indoctrinating children with the homosexual agenda, and that "gays should make the best use of the legal structure in their battle."
3. Jim Ireton has introduced his boyfriend to various individuals in the city of Salisbury.
4. According to a member of the community, Ireton frequents homosexual establishments like "Frog Pond Pub last fall in Rehoboth Beach" and is "not ashamed of the homosexual lifestyle".
A leader of a community who does not follow, understand and keep sacred the fundamental basis of a community, that of the practice and ideals of traditional family, is unqualified to be a leader.
We urge you to publicize this crucial issue, that of the legitimization of the homosexual agenda Jim Ireton's mayoral candidacy brings to the people of Salisbury, Maryland. Please search the words "jim ireton homosexual" for more information.
The Salisbury, Maryland mayoral election is April 7, 2009. Please help advance morality and decency by spreading the message of "Family First, NO Jim Ireton!" by email or by telling your friends and family.
Please help to preserve traditional family values,
Concerned Families Of Salisbury
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