LIFE

LIFE sometimes comes at you with big, capital, letters. Like this week.

For the past couple of weeks, my mom has been tired when she does her normal, routine things. She also gets out of breath very easy. She has seen the doctor, who thought it was possible for her to have a blood clot in her lung from her surgery which was 3 months ago. We took her in for a CT scan of her lungs, and all was normal. However, on Tuesday morning, she had a really hard time catching her breath. She called my sister-in-law, Tammy, to take her to the ER. Once there, it was discovered she had a lot of fluid around her heart, and that is what was causing her tiredness and shortness of breath. She was told she had some heart failure. They have been draining the fluid, and she felt much better within a matter of hours. IMC has the best heart failure team in the country. They have been very attentive and have done many tests to see exactly how much damage had been done. Fortunately, there was no damage to the aeorta, and her heart was not enlarged. The doctors think she can make a full recovery.

I know the power of the Priesthood has blessed mom during this time. I don't know exactly what twists and turns are still ahead with her condition, but I know we can make it.

Even with the blessing of comfort from the Holy Ghost, you still worry about what you need to go through before the end result comes. I am very thankful, though, for the knowledge God has given us.