A Fall, A Pacemaker and a Storm

We have had an interesting few days.

Picture of the yard when we got home

Setting the stage Washington State has been having a cold spell leading into a blizzard currently underway. A state of emergency has been declared and in our area plows quit operating and emergency responders are unable to navigate the city.

On Thursday there was some very light snow and cold temperatures, but nothing exciting yet.

Thursday my husband passed out at work. It was around 10f (-6c) degrees outside. He reports he mentioned he felt a little dizzy and stated this to his co-workers right before falling over backward and losing consciousness.

He awoke lying in the snow with his co-workers performing chest compressions and on the phone with 911 operators. I'm still confused about what happened next as somehow he managed to convince them that he was fine and they allow him to drive himself home. (note to others, if someone just dropped to the ground without warning, no matter what they say, they probably shouldn't drive home on icy roads.)

When he arrived home, he was kind of staggering, speaking slowly and didn't seem okay. It was time to head to the hospital.

We've known since July he has bradycardia which is a slow heart rate prone to the heart not responding to additional activity which can cause a shortage of oxygen to the brain.

At the hospital, they decided it was time to intervene, and he was scheduled to have a pacemaker inserted to keep his heart rate in line with his physical activity.

Picture of the yard a few minutes ago

By Saturday afternoon the pacemaker was installed, tested and he was feeling fine.

We left the hospital in blizzard conditions to come home and hunker down through the storm.

I missed a couple of days of "Steem" and we are toasty warm and comfortable while the weather rages outside.

continues to get nasty out there.

I am also very grateful that despite some interesting days that everything worked out fine when things could have been much worse right now. Where and when he fell, getting home safely and having immediate and incredible medical advances are all things to be grateful for.

Toasty, warm and happy
@whatsup