The Home Stretch – Sam goes back to hospital
Firstly Happy New Year I really missed everyone and hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
It seems like aeons since our little family were counting in the New Year with friends in Melbourne. Just days into the new year and Sam my husband wasn’t well. He’d felt this way just before Christmas and called an Ambulance but not gone to hospital.
I must admit I thought he was being overly dramatic, I’m a ‘soldier on’ type and whilst he had a multitude of symptoms nothing seemed to make sense.
Extreme fatigue, aching shoulders and neck, slight tightness in the chest, and he kept clenching his hands, upset stomach and he thought it could be the result of his tablets so he stopped taking them.
No clutching the heart and dropping to the floor like they show in the movies.
Long story short (mainly because I’m wrecked and have a flu) he ended up in hospital and they at first told us he’d had a mild heart attack but after lots of tests turns out he has Myocarditis which is an inflammation of the middle layer of the heart wall. Not good, he needs lots of rest and his GP has given him some information and along with our friend ‘google’ we are getting up to speed on this newest development.
Today is now Friday and he just went off in the ambulance again. I don’t know to where and now wait for a call or message. It’s worrying, but we are determined to sort this out and get him better. We have fifty three days till we leave Australia.
So you will have to forgive me for my absence online, the home stretch seems to be getting longer the faster I run. I’d love to write something profound or thoughtful but right now I’m in overwhelm, shut-down, need a good cry or a glass of wine! Perhaps both.
I’ll endeavor to keep you up to date with our adventures, touch wood nothing else dramatic comes our way.
We are longing to ‘sink into the quiet where our hearts are free to wander’
>>the home stretch seems to be getting longer the faster I run. I’d love to write something profound or thoughtful but right now I’m in overwhelm, shut-down, need a good cry or a glass of wine! Perhaps both.<<
(tears). yep. some days I feel we can almost catch a glimpse of that distant shore, other days completely washed up right back on the beach where we started… and every day I feel the waves don't allow for much progress but I know this… WE ARE COMING! 🙂 Wait for us!
I have updated my flickr photo page address so you or anyone else can see it.
(if you are interested, of course 🙂
okay great thanks Caterina x
Oh Dear Lisa, you have really been through the ringer. I am so sorry to hear about Sam and I hope he is on the mend soon. Not to butt into your affairs, but I think you should not delay your trip to Italy. I have tons of experiences with the medical system in Italy and there is both good and bad, but I guarantee you, you can find excellent doctors and get excellent medical care in Italy. I have lots of contacts and would be happy to help you find the best doctors here if you need it. But for the moment, go get that glass of wine– don’t worry about doing blog posts, relax and give yourself a break. Big hugs, Trisha
Thanks so much Trisha, and we are working full steam towards getting on that plane, we don’t want to delay and at the moment it looks like we will be able to make it. He has to have a follow up MRI and ultrasounds in six months so that should work. It’s a wonderful relief knowing that you can help us out with doctors if needed. Working on a blog post today at last, things are slowly getting back to normal LOL xxx
sending love lisa x
Oh my goodness Lisa, I have only just caught on to the fact that we have been going through dramas with our husbands health at the same time. My thoughts are of course with you. xx
See Linda I knew we had lots in common, hope your husband is recovering and that you are also getting some care and rest. Our thoughts are with you both also, sending love xxx