Jimi, Glad to hear that you are doing OK. Will say a prayer for your continued recovery. Take it easy and get rid of all the stresses. And tie more flies!
DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"[EMAIL PROTECTED]"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]@wugate.wustl.edu> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] New Mexico Jimi > Morning folks, > After getting up while ago from about 15 hours of sleep I am still a > bit weak and wobbly, but feel a bit better. When I did check my mail this > morning I was surprised to find over 60 messages wishing us well and > notifying us that we are on prayer lists around the country. Thank you all > my friends. > First off, "I" am still planning on making the Sowbug, a little hitch > like this is not going to stop my plans of seeing everyone. I just have a > few other things to take into consideration now. > Now for what happened. Yesterday morning I was up and running at my > normal 4:30 to 5 am routine. As soon as there was enough light I was out in > the shop playing with some new ideas and making some new parts for another > idea. I felt "OK" but noticed I was a bit slower than normal. I also noticed > that no mater where I went at least 2 of our cats was right next to me all > the time, something else kind of odd. > I went an checked mail about 8:30 and when I came back I was slightly > out of breath and Theresa said I looked pale. About 9:30 to 10:00 I > experienced a tightness in my chest and a sever stabbing headache in the > right temple area. It really caused me to just sit down where I was, ( Out > in the shop).Theresa noticed I had left my coffee in the house and brought > it out to me. When she came in the shop I was setting on the stool by the > mini lathe and she immediately said we were going to the emergency room. > Normal guy thing, "I was OK, just winded", she called out pastor and he > told her If I didn't want to go, he would come help her take me, I decided > now was not the time to be macho and listen to those that could see me > better than myself. We got to the emergency room about 11:30 and took me > right in. > They ran a blanket of tests, blood work, x-rays everything you could > think of. Dr.'s final call was that I had had a minor heart attack evident > from the elevated ?? whatever in my bloodwork and a few other things. He > suspects that it was caused by stress as there are no other mitigating > factors to promote it, ( not over weight and regular cholesterol levels). > Also the fact of heart trouble in my family, ( losing my dad in 79 and my > brother in 91 to heart attacks). He prescribed "Nitro" as a precautionary > step and also a stress test with some other tests. Also he wants me to > "Slow" down, ( gee, what other doctor have I heard that from), and also try > to stop worrying and reduce my stress level, ( Hard to do that when its to > cold or windy to go fly fishing...). We got home about 3:30 to 4, I napped > all the way home then napped till about 9 when Theresa woke me up so I could > go to bed. > As I said, I am still weak this morning and a bit more wobbly than > usual. I will probably miss teaching my Sunday school class for the first > time in several years today because I really don't feel well enough to get > out. I will probably wind up napping most of the day and reading some of the > books that miraculously arrived just in time for such an event. > Sorry for the long post, but so many of you have showed concern and well > wishes that I figured it was easier to post to the group rather than answer > each one individually. Am going to relax a bit and look over the atlas to > the Sowbug, I still plan on making it, so you that thought you would get off > easy, watch it, cause I plan to be in "Fine form". No stinking little > medical problem is going to stop me, I am promised that "I will not be given > more than I can handle", and I'm banking on that. > > Thanks for the prayers, well wishes and kind thoughts, > Jimi, Theresa and Amanda > > > Folks, > Just got a call from Tresa, Jimi's wife. > Jimi had a heart attack last night or early this morning. I > did not get the time. Tresa said he is doing well but his > biggest concern was missing the Sowbug. He was released and > is on medication. > Lets keep Jimi and his family in our prayers. > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
