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I haven’t updated, written, or even turned on the computer in a month. That is because on Tuesday night, July 13th my life changed in a matter of minutes.

At around 7:30 PM July 13th my mom called and said my father went to the hospital. He unexpectedly passed out, but came to. She call an ambulance when he passed out. However, when they came he was awake, and alert but they urged him to go to the hospital anyways. His only complaint was stomach cramping.

My father was in perfect health. Perfect blood pressure. Perfect cholesterol.  In fact, he had just had a complete physical and the doctor deemed him to have “ the body of a 50 year old”. Not bad given my dad is 65. I’ve seen my father sick once in my entire life. About 15 years ago he had a urinary track infection… Thus, very fact that he was even in the emergency room was a bit un-nerving.

At around 8:00 pm my sister, boyfriend and mom all gathered in an ER waiting room. Besides for a little pain in my dad’s stomach, he looked good. We all surmised it was heat exhaustion. He had been working outside all day on a hot humid day without much to drink. Heat exhaustion symptoms include muscle cramping, passing out, and sweating. So, of course, heat exhaustion, to all of us made since.

At around 9:00 Pm we were still waiting for a dr. to come in and evaluate my dad. My sister, mom , dad , boyfriend & I were all joking around about random stuff… When all of a sudden my dad sat up in bed, in excruciating pain, screaming. Then, without warning, passed out and turned blue. He turned blue…. Blue with white lips…..

I ran outside the room and got a doctor and then my life became a blur.

A social worker showed up out of no where. She informed us that my dad had an 8.6 cm Aortic Aneurysm that had ruptured. My sister collapsed in tears against the walls behind me repeating, “I can’t do this. I can’t do this. I can’t bury dad.”

I ran back in the room where my dad was and grabbed his blue face and said, “DO NOT Die on me Dad. You are NOT allowed to die. You have to be at my wedding someday. You have to be there to walk me down the isle.” And I was immediately removed from the room.

The social worker informed us that his odds of survival were low, and that we could take the elevator to surgery with him. He was, by a miracle, a wake at that moment. We all anticipated it being the last time we would see him. We thought we were saying our goodbyes.

The surgeon soon showed up and told us that my father has more then likely lost ALL of his blood. Most people with a ruptured aortic aneurysm don’t make it to the hospital alive. Those who do usually don’t make it through surgery. Those who do usually don’t make it through the first 48 hours after surgery. Those who do usually have major organ damage and need dialysis , organ transplants, pacemakers… the list goes on. He gave us less then a 0.1 % chance. Yes, LESS then  0.1 % .

And so, my family and i gathered for the longest 5 hours of all of our lives. Because of an amazing group of miracle workers, including the big man above, six hours later my father was transferred to the ICU, he was alive. By 10:00 am the next day my father’s kidney’s were working at 100%. 48 hours later he was out of the ICU, and 7 DAYS later he was released from the hospital.

The doctor’s themselves are calling him a miracle. One month after all of his organs are working, he can take walks around the block, go to the store. He gets tired easily, and lost a lot of weight, however, his recovery is miraculous thus far. They say it will be 6 months, to a year before he starts to feel like himself again.

This crazy month has been life changing. It has taught me how incredibly fragile life is. How you can wake up one morning and your day be how it is every other day. Then by bedtime your life has forever changed. And make no mistake, YOUR life too could change forever in seconds….

It has taught me the joy of a flexible income. My earnings have dropped over the last month. However, not by too much. Without touching the computer for 30 days I am still earning! And this type of flexibility has allowed me to be there for my family and my dad during this month. Stumbling onto internet marketing a year and a half ago let me made it so when everyone else had to go back to there day job, I was there to get my dad a cup of water when he needed it. In this way internet marketing has changed my life. The countless hours I have used staring at this computer screen finally paid off….

Love,

Becky Marie

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