{Heart from Station 88}

Today was a HAPPY day as I came home with husband Pieter from the Heart Institute and in the mail I received another heart from Astrid. Station 88...

On August 31, she did mail me one of the little gifts; besides the three winners.

That was before Pieter had his heart attack on September 2nd. 

His open heart surgery was on September 3, for his 4 bypasses and an angioplasty stent in his neck as well (a vascular stent).

Within 23 hours he already got removed from all tubes and went to a regular room... after 5 hours of surgery that was amazingly fast. They removed yesterday his drains and today they took the tube out where he had the angioplasty done. So I got him home with me. I've spent two nights with him in the hospital. 

Not easy when having a dear friend with her husband visiting at the time but she was a blessing too. Feels good for having someone home, someone who has been a loyal friend for 45 years.

Astrid topped it really off with her beautiful Rose card and her art work made from an old book's page in Old German, the language I have learned too at high school, besides the regular High German. 

Astrid had no idea we would be heaving all these heart issues... 

But it was the most touching little gift for the moment...

♥ Heartfelt THANKS Astrid!

♥ Herzlichen DANK Astrid!

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{BIG HEART ON THE MEND} | previous post by me

{BIG HEART ON THE MEND}

After some very stressful days when my true love Pieter had open heart surgery (Friday) and 4 bypasses and angioplasty stent in his neck, he's recovered well from the 5-hour surgery.
Even in good spirits, despite the pain...

Today he got moved off the CVICU to a regular room and all the tubes got removed. 

A BIG HEART ON THE MEND...

Prayers did get answered!

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{ROSE STEPPING STONES} | about husband Pieter's heart attack

{Heart from Station 88} | gift from blogger friend and update with more details...

{ROSE STEPPING STONES}

Today I learned first hand that roses do have thorns as well...

My true love Pieter had a heart attack and needs a quadruple bypass surgery + stent placed in his neck... please keep him in your prayers. 

Our best friend is picking up the friends from The Netherlands that are in Atlanta at the airport now. 

Hope they find each other and for the rest it will be just STEPPING STONES

These are in our garden near Oma's Roses {3 Most Prized Roses; from my Paternal Grandmother}...

I'll go to the hospital now, he's being transported from the local hospital right now in the ambulance.