I just came back home for the hospital and I'm still a bit shaky. I just need to vent little bit so I'm sorry if this comes across confused and lengthy...
I'll start with the good news - it probably wasn't a heart attack and they think they let him go home later tonight.
We've had a long day today. Ron (our baby) has a cold so we started the day at the doctor's, then went to Tel Aviv to visit my mom and came back late in the afternoon. Hubby, known here as Alpha, wanted to go out and jog. He usually jogs twice a week so I wasn't too concerened. He is 32 and generally healthy. There is a history of heart disease in the family - his uncle has dies of a heart attack at the age of 40 something and his dad has a heart attack when he was in his 50s. A couple of months ago his oldest brother had a heart attck at the age of 47. I kept telling him he should get himself checked, but as he's only 32 we left it at that.
Anyway, he went out to jog in the fields behind out house. I stayed at home with baby Ron and was in bed with him, breastfeeding. 50 minutes later or so there was a knock at the door. It was one of the neighbors. I told him I was in bed breastfeeding and thought he'd leave but he said it was too important and he had to come in. He told me that he and his wife had been walking in the fields when they found hubby lying on the ground. He wasn't feeling too well and asked them to contact me and tell me to come and get him with the car...
As soon as I realized what had happened (at first I thought maybe he was sick or something) I immidiately called for an ambulance. The neighbor went to meet the ambulance on the road and show them where in the fields they had to go. I put on my sandals, took Ron in my arms and walked towards the same place. The ambulance arrived while I was still on the way, followed by the neighbor in his car and they took me and Ron with them.
Seeing hubby lying on the ground I think I nearly fainted. That was definitely the scariest moment of my life. Then I saw him move his arm and talk to the paramedics and I knew at least he was alive... The thought of him lying like that alone in the fields waiting for us was too much for me.
Apparently he was running very fast and suddenly felt a pain in his chest and left arm. He slowed down and planned on walking home but the pain became worse and he began to feel weak and numb so he decided to lie down. He had been lying like that for half an hour before those people, our neighbors happened to walk by. That was practically a miracle as people seldom walk there on Friday evening.
I called his brother and he came with his wife and took me and Ron to the hospital where they had taken hubby by the ambulance. They wouldn't let me in the ER with Ron so I waited outside for most of the time. They ran all sorts of tests and the results came out good. Apparently it wasn't a heart attack. They suspect a mild coronary event - nothing serious. I stayed there for 2 hours until the tests results came in. Then one of our friends came over and took Ron and me home (Ron was sleeping restlessly in my lap and really needed to get to bed, especially as he wasn't feeling too well).
So here I am now. Ron is asleep in bed next to me and I'm waiting for hubby to return in a few hours (his brother is still in the hospital with him). I tried to keep calm through the whole thing so I can take care of Ron and keep him happy. Only now, that I'm finally home and he's asleep I can let go a little bit. I'm shaking all over now...
I think I'll go and meditate now for a few minutes, just to get myself back on track.
Thanks for listening...
I'll start with the good news - it probably wasn't a heart attack and they think they let him go home later tonight.
We've had a long day today. Ron (our baby) has a cold so we started the day at the doctor's, then went to Tel Aviv to visit my mom and came back late in the afternoon. Hubby, known here as Alpha, wanted to go out and jog. He usually jogs twice a week so I wasn't too concerened. He is 32 and generally healthy. There is a history of heart disease in the family - his uncle has dies of a heart attack at the age of 40 something and his dad has a heart attack when he was in his 50s. A couple of months ago his oldest brother had a heart attck at the age of 47. I kept telling him he should get himself checked, but as he's only 32 we left it at that.
Anyway, he went out to jog in the fields behind out house. I stayed at home with baby Ron and was in bed with him, breastfeeding. 50 minutes later or so there was a knock at the door. It was one of the neighbors. I told him I was in bed breastfeeding and thought he'd leave but he said it was too important and he had to come in. He told me that he and his wife had been walking in the fields when they found hubby lying on the ground. He wasn't feeling too well and asked them to contact me and tell me to come and get him with the car...
As soon as I realized what had happened (at first I thought maybe he was sick or something) I immidiately called for an ambulance. The neighbor went to meet the ambulance on the road and show them where in the fields they had to go. I put on my sandals, took Ron in my arms and walked towards the same place. The ambulance arrived while I was still on the way, followed by the neighbor in his car and they took me and Ron with them.
Seeing hubby lying on the ground I think I nearly fainted. That was definitely the scariest moment of my life. Then I saw him move his arm and talk to the paramedics and I knew at least he was alive... The thought of him lying like that alone in the fields waiting for us was too much for me.
Apparently he was running very fast and suddenly felt a pain in his chest and left arm. He slowed down and planned on walking home but the pain became worse and he began to feel weak and numb so he decided to lie down. He had been lying like that for half an hour before those people, our neighbors happened to walk by. That was practically a miracle as people seldom walk there on Friday evening.
I called his brother and he came with his wife and took me and Ron to the hospital where they had taken hubby by the ambulance. They wouldn't let me in the ER with Ron so I waited outside for most of the time. They ran all sorts of tests and the results came out good. Apparently it wasn't a heart attack. They suspect a mild coronary event - nothing serious. I stayed there for 2 hours until the tests results came in. Then one of our friends came over and took Ron and me home (Ron was sleeping restlessly in my lap and really needed to get to bed, especially as he wasn't feeling too well).
So here I am now. Ron is asleep in bed next to me and I'm waiting for hubby to return in a few hours (his brother is still in the hospital with him). I tried to keep calm through the whole thing so I can take care of Ron and keep him happy. Only now, that I'm finally home and he's asleep I can let go a little bit. I'm shaking all over now...
I think I'll go and meditate now for a few minutes, just to get myself back on track.
Thanks for listening...
