My dad had a second heart attack

So, Right now my dad is on the way to the charity hospital. They don't do surgery on heart attack patients, they can only stabilize. After they stabilize him, they will have to drive him over 2 hours to the next hospital that will do surgery. My mom called me a few minutes ago and told me that my dad's pain has gotten a lot worse then it was a little while ago.

I don't know what I would do without my dad. He's my friend and my employer! He has helped me out more then anyone else in my life and he has taken care of my mom all of these years. I don't know what to do without him.

For those of you who are religious, please pray for my father, and my family through all of this. I probably won't be on the boards for a little while so I can take care of everything and go to the hospital. Just please pray for all of us. Thank you.

They gave him some meds that broke up the blockage in his artery. They are now prepping him for an open heart tripple bypass. I'll know more later this evening when he gets out of the emergency room. Only two people are allowed in the CCU at a time, so I'm going to wait to go to the hospital until they get a room.

The worst part is that he's uninsurable - no insurance on this heart attack. I'm worried not only for my dad, but having an income for my family as well.

Thank you all for the words of encouragement, thoughts, and prayers.

The cardiac surgeon is going to be performing the operation at 7 in the morning. The stints that were in his heart were 90% blocked, and they couldn't put more in, they have to bypass it etc. etc. I don't know much about it all, I just hope everything goes smoothly. He won't be able to return to work for the next two months, if he survives the surgery. It will be hard on us all, but I think we will make it in the long run.

My mother is pretty good at finding charity money and loopholes in the system. She knows all the in's and out's of the medical system. I'm not worried about them being able to pay for all of the medical expenses because it will all be taken care of one way or another. I know my dad will be ok, but I am worried about paying my bills for the next two or three months.

I know they have made terrific advancements in medicine, but you don't know how you feel about it until it's your mom or dad on the operating table - even yourself.

No, my dad doesn't keep up with his health. He's overweight, he doesn't get any exercise other than messing with hunting equipment and his pigeon breeding hobby. I'm really worried. Right now a persons hands are in my dad's open chest rearranging things.

Well, I'm off to work - maybe it will all work out and be ok, I'll know by 11am today.

So, update :

My dad is out of surgery, there weren't any surprises, so I guess that's a good thing. It's going to be an hour or so until anyone can see him. I'm at work, taking care of the shop and what-not. Someone's gotta do it. Maybe I will get to see him later this evening. Usually it's only one person at a time for the first two days - so my mom will mainly be there for him. My wife has been very supportive throughout all of this, God bless her. I'll probably get to see him Wednesday at the earliest. The worst part of it is over, I hope. Now he'll have to concentrate on getting better and in better health. The next heart attack, if it does happen, will probably be a lifetaker.

Thank you all for the encouragement, support, and hugs. I need it.

He's doing well, sitting up and talking and walking around a little bit. He called me today to talk to me a little while. It was really good to hear his voice again. He won't be able to drive for six weeks and he won't be able to do any kind of work for about 8 weeks. He's going to be ok, I know that for sure now. He's just glad that I'm here to take care of the shop and do the work while he is gone. I'm happy that I'm here for my parents too. It will all work out.

Now we just have to worry about medical bills, yay!