UPDATE

Yep -- I'm still here!

When one of my blog followers phoned me from the opposite end of the country, I figured I'd better give everyone an update!

While here in the northwestern corner of the U.S. we are not having quite the hot weather the rest of the nation is having, we have had a few days in the 90's, and I just can't take much heat. While I was exhausted from combating the heat, I managed to have a spell where my heart started racing 156 beats per minute and better. Usually I take an extra pill when I get these spells and my heart slows down. However, this time it didn't work, and I ended up first in the emergency room at the hospital and then in the Critical Care Unit. It didn't take them long to get my heart rate back on track, but my blood pressure remained too high. They had me hooked up to all kinds of machines, and to make sure I had not had a heart attack (I hadn't, thank the Lord), they kept me overnight and all the next day.

I'm home, now, and feeling better -- just a little weak. Hope to get back to blogging shortly. Anyway, I did learn that there is a simple bandaid-like surgical procedure that is a life-time remedy for this heart condition which has bugged me for over 25 years, and comes and goes at will. I see my M.D. the last of this week and am sure she'll refer me to the cardiologist who performs this kind of surgery. There is only one cardiologist in this area who does this, and I was fortunate to have his assistant as one of my technicians for the many tests they gave me at the hospital. He was the one who explained it all to me. I feel this was a God-sent providence as this particular technician is only on "loan" to the hospital when they are short handed.

In the meantime, keep me in your prayers.

Thank you!
Preacher's Kid