A Day Off of Sorts

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I am always a bit loathe to say around here, "I am taking the day off," since it makes it sound like myLot is a job. Which, of course, it isn't. But still, there are days that, for whatever reason, you simply have to in fact, "take a day off." My dad has been in the hospital for a couple of weeks now. He went in to see his doctor for a cough and he just was feeling run down and weak. They told him to immediately go to the emergency room. He did and it was determined that he had pneumonia, but there seemed to be other issues going on as well. He has COPD and congestive heart failure. Conditions he has had for a while. He was having difficulty breathing. They ran several tests as they normally do and determined that he also suffered a mild heart attack. He has had several in the past. He had fluid around the heart, and they upped his medication to reduce it. They also did a heart cath and determined that he has two blockages on the left side and will require open heart surgery. The issue is, he is not in good enough health to do the surgery now, so he has to wait. My wife and I are going to drive to the hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to visit with him along with my sister and her kids who will meet us there. It's about an hour and a half away. Being we will hit the road likely around 10am, this will take up most of my day. So, I will catch you all on the other side. My dad is 74.