Joyeux Jeudi Deux

Who knew that you could have more than a quadruple bypass surgery?! George-Dad-Grandpa, AKA Pops McGavin, AKA Duncan's Dad, Octo Dad, etc... my father in law, had two of those today. Yeah, a double quadruple. How come? Because, he's like the Grinch, without the whole "Two sizes too small" present stealing part. Just kidding. They said his heart has more arteries than normal, which I like to believe is because he's so loving. Anyways. He had some persistent heartburn on Saturday that started to radiate down his left arm, and after a little encouragement, he went to the hospital, only to discover that there had been a minor heart attack. They decided he needed to go to Casper, the nearest cardiology center whatsit, and put him on an ambulance that night. The next day, after some bloodwork and laproscoping and such, they concluded that there were some arteries to his kidneys that needed some help too, and put some stints in there to keep those functioning, and then they hit us all with the news. He had eight (8!!!) arteries with blockage that needed to be bypassed. That would require open heart surgery. So, long story short, he wasn't in any immediate danger, but they wanted to operate as soon as possible. Surgery happened this morning, and all updates have been super positive. His heart is beating on it's own, which is great. He's not out from anesthesia yet, and he's in for a long recovery, but after a little wrestling, here are our conclusions.

-There was only a small amount of damage done to his heart, which should heal nicely.

-This very easily could have been a massive heart attack. We are so thankful that it was just a small one to alert us of the problem and get it taken care of.

-Due to his mostly healthy lifestyle, he has very very good odds of making a full recovery, and even being better off than he used to be!! With his heart functioning better, and getting more oxygen around to everything, he should be less fatigued and ready to keep us entertained with his cute little dances and mannerisms all of the time. Although, we may be getting a few less sleeping pictures... 

There are many, many more where those came from...

-Even if this had been "The One", and George went and took "A Dirt Nap" (his words), he has had an absolutely amazing 74 years. I've only known him for about 5 years now, but he quickly became one of my favorite people (after we realized that he's deaf and I'm quiet, we got things straightened out and started communicating). He is one of the most kind, faithful, fun-loving guys EVER. He has an amazing story for every situation, and while he is a man of few words, when he does speak, it's normally either profound, or completely hilarious.

So Pops, we are sooo happy to have you around. You're not totally out of the woods (you're not even awake yet... but I'm posting it anyways and sending all of this positivity out into the universe). We love you, I love you, and you're the best father to your children, and father in law to us adoptees (he will read this, because he's the most technology savvy almost 74 year old around... he'll probably see this on his iPad). We dig your act.

If this is a little scatterbrained, it's because, well, it's been a rough week.

Love you, kisses!!!