Good News!!

Ron, Mary, Hugh & Merrel

This is one of the pictures I took in Merrel's hospital room this morning. I can not get the others to upload right now. I will post them later. He has a really nice, large, private room. It even has a computer. I checked my e-mail there today. Pretty neat!!!

We have had a good day. Merrel took a stress test yesterday and the results were not good so today he had an angiogram to see if there were any blockage. Ron and I waited in the waiting room for about an hour. Vicky joined us. Jan also came down. We were delighted and so thankful when the Doctor came in and told us there was NO blockage. Since Merrel's heart rate continues to drop---last night it dropped to 34---there has to be a reason and since there was no blockage, the next step will be to insert a pace-maker. That cannot be done until Monday so he will spend the weekend at the hospital. He seems content to do what ever he needs to do. I think he is so relieved to realize there is help and he should soon feel so much better than he has for a long time. He has been a real trouper---no complaining even when he had no food nor water from last midnight until 5:00 today. He is eating good and sleeping good--at least between "wake-ups". Hopitals are notorious for waking you to give you a sleeping pill.

We are so thankful for God's blessings also thank each of you for your prayers.

Love you,

Dortha