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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Heeringa Family Update

Terry has been in the hospital yet again with his heart out of rhythm.  (Didn't he have not one, but TWO, surgeries to keep this from happening!?!?)  During the long-awaited sleep study on September 20, it messed up.  He told the techs the next morning that it had happened and they said "so we suppose this was not a normal night's sleep then"!!  When he arrived back home, we called and left a message for the London cardiologist and arranged an EKG at our GP office.  That doctor called us back around 8:00 Monday evening to say it was racing along at 125 beats and was not too pleased to learn Terry was at the office all day either.  We explained that we were still waiting to hear from the cardiologist, so he just advised to go to A&E (ER) if there were chest pains, shortness of breath, etc - the normal symptoms which he usually does not experience.  He did stay home on Tuesday, but we went into London on Wednesday for our 20th anniversary because Terry had already purchased tickets for us to go INSIDE Buckingham Palace as a special treat.  (They only open it up during August and September while the Queen is up North.)  We just took it really slow and he rested A LOT along the way.  He did work all day Thursday and Friday, figuring if he was actually well enough to do London, he was well enough to be at the office.  He called the cardiologist again on Thursday and the secretary assumed we had already spoken to him.  But we still had not heard back from the doctor when Terry finally agreed to let Darla take him to A&E early Sunday morning (2:00 am) the 28th because his heart seemed to be pounding in his chest.  A long story but they planned to "shock" him when a theatre (operating room) became available.  However because it was the weekend and they only have ONE room in use, he was not considered critical enough so he was moved to the cardiac ward around 5:30 am.  Darla was sent home by the hospital staff and told she could only be there during the normal daily visiting hours between 3-5 and 7-8.  She received a phone call from Terry later saying another consultant (doctor) did not want to do it without first doing another procedure to check for clots because his blood thinning medication had not been completely regulated following the surgery to remove the cyst in his nasal cavity on Sept 10.  Everything was postponed until Monday; however, they still could not get both procedures scheduled until Tuesday.  Darla was finally able to get a message to the London cardiologist and he was pleased with the treatment Terry was receiving and wanted them to proceed as planned.  His heart was successfully put back into a normal rhythm and Terry came home again on Tuesday afternoon, September 29!!  

We had a previously scheduled appointment with the cardiologist on October 9.  He did apologize several times for not being available during all of this.  After much discussion, we are all in agreement that a THIRD catheter ablation is needed.  Hopefully, it should finally fix the problem and Terry would be able to stop the daily medications.  However, the doctor does want his heart out of rhythm when the surgery occurs because Terry’s heart is proving “difficult to sort out” and he does not think he can actually make the problem happen during the procedure as with some patients.  Therefore, he has ordered some changes in Terry’s medications which will hopefully encourage it to go out of rhythm yet again.  We are now in the awkward situation of requesting that his heart messes up so we can get the surgery scheduled.

To further complicate things, we must leave here in 8 weeks. We discussed with the doctor the possibility of having the surgery in France, but it would likely not happen in Paris.  If we will be required to travel anyway, we would probably prefer to come back here.  Even though we often have difficulties reaching this doctor, we do like and trust him – plus, he is apparently one of the best in this field.  Unfortunately, we do not really know how our time back in the country for the surgery would affect the amount of time we must reside elsewhere.  Therefore, we would prefer this all to happen sooner rather than later, possibly before we leave on December 18.  The cardiologist assures us the surgery could be scheduled fairly quickly and we have already received medical approval from the company doctor.

Other news:
---  Emily’s trips to Budapest and Italy went very well.  Everyone stayed safe, relatively healthy, and appeared to have a wonderful time.  She especially enjoyed the beauty and history of Italy (her dream location for quite some time) and even commented to us that one particular day there was “the best day of her life”.
---  We are heavily involved in the college application and financial aid process.  Emily has already been accepted to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia and is still waiting to hear from the others in Texas.  She will be retaking both the ACT and SAT exams during the next few weeks, hoping to qualify for even better scholarships.
---  This weekend we are celebrating Rachel’s birthday with a party for her friends at our house.  It is a month early, but we know how busy things will be around here with all the preparations for our upcoming move.
---  Once again, we are making our house available for company use while we are away.  Therefore, we are packing up lots of breakables, special items, etc.  We plan to move some of Rachel’s bedroom furniture over to where she will be living.  Plus, we need to decide what to take with us to Paris and what can actually be left here until we return.
---  The entire family is really looking forward to our time together in Germany with Emily during mid-November.
---  We finally have an appointment to apply for our permanent residency.  It was a complicated ordeal to get it scheduled.  In fact, we are traveling to Glasgow, Scotland on December 4 to make it happen.  As you already know, nothing is ever easy with the Heeringas.

Obviously, the above mentioned trips also affect our availability to schedule Terry’s surgery IF his heart goes out of rhythm again.  Please join us in asking for His perfect timing.  May we been given patience, wisdom, and direction, especially considering all that needs to happen during the upcoming eight weeks.  May the peace that passes all understanding fill our hearts throughout the chaos.  We will keep you updated as things progress, especially if surgery is scheduled.  We do appreciate your continued support, words of encouragement, and willingness to travel this crazy road with us.

Love,
The Heeringa Family
   
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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