Things I Learned Today

~Cardiologists are mortal

~I ask way more questions than the average person

~Surgeons squirm when questioned on hospital levels of infectious disease and staph prevention protocol

~Six antibacterial wipes do not fully clean the sitting surface of a chair in a patients room

~Valets sing way off key and park my SUV way too close to cars that cost more than I make in one year

~I, apparently, look as if I work in a hospital and am available to direct people to their destinations

~HIPAA prevents nurses from sharing information in private patient rooms, but allows physicians to share information in busy hospital hallways

~The mortality rate for the average cardiac bypass patient is only 2 in 100

~Meatloaf looks like the ground up remains of Milo and/or Otis

~There is no other reason that my Mother is alive right now other than by the Grace of GOD, because this nations top notch cardiologists cannot seem to catch a massive coronary block although they have been advised by a mere little Internist for six months that the problem existed

~Top notch cardiologists should listen to lowly little GP's, FP's and Internists

~It should take approximately three hours to slice my Mother open, crack her chest bone, reroute her heart and put her back together

~Although my Dad went through it twice and recovered nicely, the procedure is still terrifying to think about

~There was no time to weigh any options, it is now or never

~~~My family could use your prayers~~~