Very good advice. Thank you. My wife went through excellent counselling for anxiety last year, and it helped her a lot. I’m already thinking that it will be important for her to see her therapist again as soon as possible.
Teenage boys are not quite human, and are typically wrapped up in their own little worlds, making fart noises with their armpits or dreaming of naked women or eating the entire contents of the refrigerator in one sitting.
They will NOT come to you and say, “Hey, Dad, this business with Mom freaks me out. I’m also scared for you. Some nights I cry into my pillow.”
Ask Mrs Latimera’s therapist for a referral to a teen counselor and take the kids. Don’t ask them if they want to go. Tell them they are going.
Teen girls are slightly easier to deal with. They cry at EVERYTHING.
~VOW
Oh, I feel so sorry for you and your wife. (((Hugs))) for her, yourself and your boys!
Good luck with the procedure. Hope all’s well.
More good advice. You totally nailed the description of teen boys. They totally internalised everything for the first few days. They didn’t show much emotion, just immersed themselves in video games. They didn’t sleep well, but didn’t admit it until we knew what was going on and that she was going to be OK. Then they started asking questions and revealing their concerns. My oldest actually vacuumed and washed the floors to help out!!! LOL!
Thanks Beckdawrek. Truly appreciated…
Hugs and prayers heading your way, Latimera and family.
From one who had his cardiac incident (OK - first) at 27 tell her to go along with the further testing and to push for some rehab as well. The rehab isn’t just for your body but most places for your mind as well. I will give credit for most of the last 35 years to my doctor and the Hell he put me through those first few months.
And hugs from both of us here for your whole crew.
Many thanks Dropzone. I must admit, I didn’t realise how much well wishes from dopers would mean to me…
27? Yikes! I’m sure rehab is in her future…
So what y’all are saying is, eating crap and drinking too much and smoking and partying are GOOD things?
Yay - I’ll live forever!
Hope you are both doing well.
Because heart disease is common, a lot of it happens in people without risk factors. Her diagnosis is pretty rare, and would make me wonder if she should be screened for other vascular problems. If she took estrogen or used cocaine it might be a different story.
I’m so glad to hear your wife will recover! Scary as hell, isn’t it? It’s good to live now, because things like that CAN be dealt with.
When my dad was seven, his father, at age fifty two, died of a heart attack. Fast forward to when dad is fifty two, as healthy and fit as your wife sounds, and HE has a heart attack. But Dad lived another thirty two years, because there was angioplasty, clot busting drugs, and open heart surgery.
Who wants to live in the good old days? Not me I tell you. And again, glad to hear your story has a good ending.
At this point I would have asked “Who are you really, and what have you done with my son?”
Thank you, I couldn’t agree more! The fact that they could send a camera through her arteries and take a look at the blockage is just amazing. And yes…my son really surprised me! LOL!
No one ever suggested any kind of rehab when I had a heart attack at age 28. That was 55 years ago, so maybe care has changed.
Best wishes Latimera. At the very least you will not be devastated by the medical expenses.
I’m so glad to hear she came through this okay. Here’s to a long life for her!