I'm Home from the Hospital

Yep! I have joined the club of Senior Citizens who have to watch their health! I was awakened from sleep around 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning. I had severe pain shooting through my left chest. It persisted, so Bill gave me an aspirin and called the Blue Cross Blue Shield hotline for advice. An R.N. advised me to go to ER as quickly as possible. After going through the drill in ER, I was admitted for further tests and observation. After hours of poking , prodding, squeezing, and 9 visitors, I was released to go home at 4 p.m. yesterday. I was so exhausted, I got into my own bed and slept from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. this morning without waking once! I learned that my heart is undamaged, and that the pain was from severe muscle spasms caused from stress. Thankfully, there is medication for that. The doctor also said that working part-time is good for me. (While questioning me, the doctor asked me if I was a teacher. I said, "yes" and then asked him why he asked. He said, I used words like "subsided and other vocabulary that Okies don't use. Bill and I just started laughing.) Other than Mom, my own family does not live in Oklahoma. I learned just how great it is to have a church family. My pastor came to pray for me at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, and 8 other friends showed up as soon as worship service had finished. I feel so blessed to be loved by God's family.