Life Must Still Go On…
As you have probably noticed we have taken a break from posting updates on the blog. It has been one of the most difficult times in our lives and we are now in a place where we can share on our blog more of what has been changing in our lives.
This past December the Lord took back my grandmother “Anne” and we had her memorial in April to allow those who needed to travel over the pass safer passage. The memorial was just how my grandmother would have liked to have had it except the rain prior to the event or maybe she would like that too. 
We had snapped a few pictures last summer when we visited her and thought it would be appropriate to share one with you.
Earlier this year we also found out the news that Dan, my father-in-law was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma – a cancer of the blood. There were some scary moments, but we are so excited to have heard that his last test showed him CANCER FREE! Dad still has many more months of chemotherapy to make sure every last cancer cell is gone and never returns, but this news was gladly received. Thank you Lord for your blessing. I thought I would share a picture of mom and dad we took the time they came to help us out with Sydney our first week home from the hospital.
This past April my life challenge, battling heart disease, has returned and seems to want to stick around. This time it has caused me to miss over 2.5 months of work straight and a few days here and there. I have lost count on how many doctors visits and test have been done. One exciting new test is called the Zio Patch. I wore it for 7 days and was able to take a shower and everything while it recorded my heart rhythms. Technology has really improved. Here is a picture of the patch the first day I wore it.
During this process of finding an official diagnosis I met with a Neurologist due to my previous Cardiologist of 12 years deciding that there was nothing he could do for me. The Neurologist referred me to another Cardiologist who specializes in ablations. In my first visit with the new Cardiologist he confirmed my original diagnosis of Wolf-Parkinsons-White and started me on one of two treatments. I have been taking a medication for a few weeks now, but it looks as if it is not quite doing the trick. This past week I wore a halter monitor again to see what is going on. I am now in a holding pattern waiting for results and confirmation that the medication is not working well enough. If that is the result it looks like the next step will be another ablation. There is a new technique that this Cardiologist is trained in doing which involves freezing the accessory pathway instead of using radio waves to burn it. This new technique allows the doctor to thaw the tissue if it would cause damage to an area of the heart that it should not. This advance in technology is what I have needed in order to repair my accessory pathway– the disease of WPW. The difficulty in my case in particular is the fact that the pathway is over the natural pacemaker. Destroying the extra pathway without destroying the sinus node is tricky.
Just this past month my grandfather Hal passed away after years of struggles with his health. We were able to visit grandpa and family a few weekends ago. Sydney knew who he was and showed so much love and compassion towards him. She would mimic grandma by rubbing and kissing his arm while wiping him with towels. It was such a precious moment in time. We will miss him dearly.
Obviously there have been tear shed, but there have also been laughter and fun. During these past few months we have gone to the zoo multiple times, hung around the house and played games with friends, watched NHL playoffs, gone on walks, visited parks, attending a friends wedding, my best friend visited, spent time with family and welcomed the arrival of our nephew Brayden Connor Morck.
We are looking forward to a visit from the Lang family this August for Grampy’s early 100th birthday celebration. It will be great to spend some time with family and celebrate a long life. There has been some news that Grampy is dealing with health issues and we ask that you pray for him and the family.
In subsequent posts I hope to update you on all the activities of the past few months with pictures. For now thank you for your support and we look forward to easier days ahead.
