Wednesday, March 11, 2009

One Month I don't care to Repeat..


Our month (Feb) started with Rob having his tonsils out. NO BIG DEAL! You deal with it. Right? He woke upon the 5th day and was complaining of pain in his chest area and looked ashy . Well for those of you who don't know the Jackson's health history here's a little picture....his sister passed away at 29 from a blood clot ,she was sweeping her floor,his dad and dads whole side has a HUGE history of heart disease and blood clots,his brother has had them twice....etc you get the picture. Well our time came. We ran to the doctor/hospital and the EKG showed he had either just had or was having a miner heart attack...WHAT!!!. He got to spend 2 days on the heart unit of the hospital having every needle possible jabbed in him, PLUS recovering from his wonderful tonsillectomy.

Everything came out alright. He's doing a TON better. I've never felt so helpless in my life. I came home that night and put my kiddos to bed,walked into our bedroom with the little cheap hospital bag with his belongings and wept. It was the worst feeling in the world. I'm SO grateful for my Father in Heaven. All I could do is hit my knees and beg Him not to take him from our family,not yet at least. I was comforted by His love and knew everything would be ok.

Rob is down by 25 pounds . It was our little wake up of life. Don't take it for granted. Hug, love and be with the ones you love.

12 comments:

Brandon Dani & Donovan said...

Oh man.. that is scary! I am glad that he is doing better.. We love u Rob.. hope you feel better.. we will keep u in our thoughts! and y didnt you tell me you were going to be in town? my mom said you were having lunch together but man! :)

Mark and Karen said...

Wow! Glad to hear he is doing better. Thanks for sharing your wake up call. I will be hugging my family tighter today.

Hiatt Family said...

Oh, I am so, so sorry that you guys have to go through this! How scary! I'm so glad that he is ok. Thanks for the reminder to appreciate our families!

Christy {The Girl Who Ate Everything} said...

True that. I had no idea. I am sorry. Poor Rob. I am so glad he is okay!

Lindsay said...

Oh my gosh! That is so scary! I'm so glad to hear he's doing okay!!

Erin Flanagan Woods said...

I am so happy that things turned out as they did, but so sad that you had to go through that.

We all know things happen for a reason. We all need those "wake up calls to life". It makes us appreciate and savor every moment.

Will be thinking of you guys!

Barbie said...

Thank you for the reminder. Too bad we have to go through these things to remember sometimes. We will pray for Rob and YOU! Wish I could have spent some time with you. Hope you had a great trip.

Jeanette said...

Amy! Oh NO!!! And Rob...glad you're still around in the flesh, Buddy! What a wake up call! Even without tragedy, I've been feeling a great love for those in my family and my friends lately!

Suz said...

Holy moley.... That is freaky! I'm so glad Rob is okay. Thanks for the reminder...

Becca said...

Dude! I am glad to hear that he is doing okay! I cannot believe that! Scary! Yeah, I also heard you were in town! Next time we should do lunch too!

Gina said...

Amy and Rob, I can't imagine how scary that must have been. Keep us posted on how you are doing. We are thinking of you.

jennifer said...

I couldn't agree MORE! I know its been some time since this happened, but I want you all to know how much we love and care about you.

Love,
Jen & fam