Friday 16 March 2018

Mothers Day Miracles

Mothers Day started so well with phone calls, cards and gifts opened.  Gerard wasn't feeling his best he had indigestion which had caused some discomfort throughout the night.  We went to Church as normal where Gerard left half way through the service, insisting that I stayed.    To cut a long and quite dramatic story short Gerard had had a heart attack.  The strong pain killers that he takes for his RA had masked the severity of the pain.  He was seen immediately at A & E, diagnosed, stabilised and taken by ambulance to the airport.  An air ambulance took us both to Glasgow where he was operated on the moment we arrived.  The skill and speed of all the health professionals  saved his life and for that I will be forever grateful.  I saw so many miracles last Sunday, a day that will be forever etched in my mind.  I am thankful that all is well and that we are now back in our cottage on our Island paradise.  Our three daughters came straight up to support us both.  The customer services at Easy Jet went above and beyond their duty to ensure the girls could get there.  I will be forever grateful to friends and neighbours who continue to support us.  I am so thrilled to tell a story with so many positive outcomes, and thank God that all is well that ends well.

I will catch up with you as soon as I am able but for now I am going to take some time to rest and recuperate from our ordeal and spend some quality time with Gerard helping to build up his strength.

See you soon.

54 comments:

  1. I am so happy to hear that all went as well as possible in a life threatening situation. Wish your husband the best and am thinking of you and your family. Lovely to have such support from family and friends.

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  2. Oh my goodness, what a scare for you all. Miracles do happen and I am so happy one happened for you all. God bless you all. XXXXX

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  3. That must have been frightening for you both. Thank goodness all is now well. Sending you both best wishes x

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  4. Our wonderful NHS. So glad he is recovering.

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  5. How frightening! Get some much needed rest and relaxation. We are so blessed with our medical emergency responders. Best wishes for continued good health!

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  6. Oh my goodness, I'm so glad Gerard is home and is doing well! What a scary scenario you both have been through. Praying for a speedy recovery for your husband and peaceful days ahead. ♥

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  7. Oh my goodness! How scary for both of you. I am so glad that miracles were wrought and that Gerard is now home with you. I will add him to my prayer list for complete healing. We’ll all be here when you’re able to come back and visit. The most important thing is to take care of Gerard and yourself. Many blessings to you and Gerard. Betsy

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  8. Thinking of all of you as you go through this difficult time. Glad you are doing well, Gerald is doing well and you have lots of family support.

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  9. Oh my goodness! What a frightening thing to happen! I'm so glad you were able to get him to the right place to take care of him so quickly. Being that he's home he must be doing very well. I will keep you both in my thoughts and hope he has a very quick and full recovery. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  10. A wonderful ending to a rather traumatic story! I'm so happy that all went so well and G. is on the mend. Blessings on you both.

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  11. Oh my goodness what a terrible scare for you both! So glad you are both at home and can recuperate in comfort in your home.

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  12. Miracles do happen indeed. So glad Gerard is in good hands and got the help and care he needed. Take care both of you, Cathy x

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  13. Oh my goodness! I am so thankful this story had such a good ending. Glad Gerard is back home. I'm sure you both need time to rest. What a scare that was. You are blessed with three good daughters. I'll be thinking of you both.

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  14. So sorry to hear about your awful ordeal, thank goodness for the competent staff. xx

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  15. I hope your hubby is up and about soon, and hope your OK xx

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  16. My goodness, what a shock for you all. I'm so glad that all is well, it's these situations when you realise what a great health service we've actually got and how kind and caring people are. Sending my very best wishes and hoping that Gerard has a speedy recovery.

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  17. I'm so glad that he's ok ! You must have the "fear of your life" with everything happen so fast. It's a super stressful situation. You and your hubby need quietness in your cozy home.
    Wish you both the best !
    Hug
    Anna

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  18. What a shock MM.
    I am so very glad that Gerard got the treatment he needed and how wonderful that your girls could come and support you.
    Sending healing thoughts for you both.
    Hugs-x-

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  19. Oh, my goodness, thank goodness treatment was so prompt and that he is now back at home. Take care:)

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  20. So Sorry to here of Gerards heart attack, but thanking God for the NHS, both on the Island and in Glasgow. Hope Gerard is feeling better & you are all now safe ly home and recuperating together

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  21. Oh my! That must have been a dreadful shock for you both. I'm so glad you're both home and that Gerard is OK. Sending lots of love. X

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  22. How horrible for both of you, glad they got him taken care of so quickly. It's times like this when we know how important family and friends are.

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  23. i know at least 3 people around and about our wee village whose lives have been saved by either the nhs or scaa helicopter. the yellow police one often flies over my house on its trips to and from some of the islands.
    i am so glad all is now well xx

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  24. Sending best wishes to you all and hope Gerard progresses well and feels a lot better. I expect he'll be on some rehabilitation exercise programme soon and wil, have lots of care, especially from you.

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  25. Lots of hugs and healing thoughts coming your way. Blessings

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  26. So much to be thankful for! Best wishes to you all!

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  27. Among the other miracles is the one that brought your husband back home to this beautiful island, where he can get a full recuperation in a place you both love.

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  29. I'm so happy to know that he is feeling better now.. hope he will be fit and fine in no time..

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  30. Oh goodness! Glad Gerard is ok and got good medical help and flown quickly to Glasgow. Amazing help for you and your family. Prayers and love to you both!

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  31. terrifying isnt it, our GP just kept prescribing antacids for MR BH took them over a year to accidentally find out it was his heart

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  32. I've only just read your post, as we have had a major trauma as well, with Malcolm's sister falling and breaking her leg very badly.
    I hope Gerard is recovering well. Sending you both love and hugs, from a snowy Northumberland!

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  33. I'm wishing you both a relaxing time, and a speedy recovery for Gerard. Take care now, lots of pampering.x

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  34. Oh my goodness! What a scary day that must have been. I'm so glad he is okay. I know you will take good care of him, but do some nice things for yourself also and enjoy life together. x

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  35. Tell Gerard I'm praying for him daily. OH MY! (I'll pray for you as well)

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  36. Hope Gerard is doing well! Glad you got some wonderful support.

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  37. What a shock to have read about Gerard's heart attack and so glad he was able to be treated so quickly. Please take all the time you need to help him recover and your fellow bloggers will be here when you return. Best wishes to you both.

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  38. Oh my word, what a shock for you both. I'm so glad to hear Gerard is back home. Our NHS is wonderful. Very best wishes for a speedy full recovery. Take care of yourselves x

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  39. Thank goodness it all went well. You must have been so worried. A big, strong hug.
    Amalia
    xo

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  40. Oh My Goodness. I've been so busy, I hadn't checked in with you for awhile. My prayers and best wishes to you both for a complete and perfect ending to this scary ordeal.

    Thankfully, we live in a world where we can get help quickly. I think we were born at a wonderful time in the world's history.

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  41. I am so sorry to read this. I never would have thought that RA medicine would mask the symptoms of a heart attack. Good to know this as some I know are on it. Help was gotten quickly and made a big difference.
    So glad to hear that you are back at home and Gerard is doing better. My sister did the same thing at 49 years old and she is 60. She had indigestion during the night also, pain from what she thought was muscle aches from a cold she was getting. She went to work the next day and then hospital sick in the middle of a heart attack.

    Take care. Many Blessings, Betsy

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  42. Praise God for such a good outcome and so many answers to prayer. My prayers are with you for continued strength and ongoing healing for your Beloved.

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  43. So wonderful to hear that all turned out well. Wishing your Gerald a speedy recovery and prayers for you and he to get much rest.

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  44. I'm catching up with blog reading. So sorry to hear about Gerald's heart attack - it's wonderful what modern medicine can do, and I'm so happy to read that he is doing well. Truly a Mother's Day to remember

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  45. I hope that Gerald's recovery is going smoothly. Thank goodness for miracles.

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  46. So glad they found out the root cause of the problem! I enjoyed my visit here today, God Bless and have a wonderful Easter...
    Roxy

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  47. Omgosh how awful but a wonderful outcome.. praying Gerald a speedy recovery and for you a rest, as I am sure you had some very trying times.

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  48. What a shock for you but so glad that help was at hand to get you both to hospital. Sending you thoughts and prayers and hoping you have a peaceful Easter. x

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  49. Haven't heard from you in a while, hoping and praying all is well and Gerard is continuing to improve. XXXXX

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  50. Thinking of you. I hope all is well and your husband continues to make a good recovery. May you receive many blessings this Easter. I will continue to remember you in my prayers dear blog friend.

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  51. Hello! Just reading this...I thank the Lord that he has preserved your husbands life. Praying he has a good recovery!

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  52. Thank God that your husband is making good recovery and also for the quick action taken to save your husband. Thank God for family and friends that were there to support you!

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