yesterday. dec.8th,2009 was a very bad day for me, that was the day my buddy and close personal friend died. his name was rambo a.k.a. be-bo, he was my dog of 10 years, we got him as a puppy at 6 months old. he was a shi-tzu by breed. he was our little guy ,for he was only 13 lbs at full adult age. we took him everywhere ,we went. he was a fiesty little guy, when he wanted something like going outside for potty, he let you know, right away. when he was a year old ,we got another shi-tzu dog ,we named him lil bear, because, he looked a bit like a bear, both dogs were full blood shi-tzu. everywhere one went the other was not far behind. both dogs were like brothers. they live together for 9 years until rambo got sick, we didn't really know that he had a heart problem, a year ago ,the vet mention that he may have a problem, but didn't prescribe anything for him, so we didn't think ,it to be serious, so just 2 weeks ago rambo was gagging and regurgating and was breathing hard. we took him to a vet, he said his heart was bad and prescribe some meds, we gave rambo the med for 10 days and thought he was improving, then the meds ran out and for 2 days he was ok, then he took a turn for the worst, yesterday he woke us up at 4:30 am with wheezing and gagging and breathing very hard, I tried to comfort him as best as I could, at one time he looked up at me with his big brown eyes, like he was saying daddy, help me and I couldn't. 2 hrs later ,he died in my arms. he stayed in my arms for 2 hours ,while I cried , stroking his soft white coat and brushing his fur. this was the worst day in my life, I lost my kid and buddy, I am retired and I don't really feel like going on, maybe I should join rambo, wherever he is. he was my guy, my inspiration, now, he's gone forever. god speed little guy
this my first experience, writing in a blog, so here goes, I have been a christian all my life, and prayer has always been a part of my life.I'm retired now, but ,when I was a proffessional driver, I always prayed for a good and safe trip ,a safe return to my family and always prayed to keep my family safe from any harm. The good lord has been very good to me, because all my prayers were answered.I was retired for 3 years, enjoying a good life, then something happen, one night, I awoke with extreme chest pains, my wife called 911 and I was taken to the E.R. I was diagnose with congestive heart failure, tests were taken and then I was sent home to rest and a handful of prescriptions to take daily. I couldn't work anymore because I only had a 20% fuctional heart and it could stopped at any time.I was in and out of the E.R. for the next 7 months, then I went again to the E.R. and almost died, then I was tranfered to a heart surgeon, he said that I needed an operation to replace my aorta valve , it had deteroriated to almost nothing and was not doing a good job, now my heart fuctional was down to 10%, so something had to be done immediately to save my life. the doctor was not sure if he could save me and repair my heart. On the operating table and before the operation, the whole surgical team and the doctor prayed for me and with me , for a good and successful procedure. as it may, everything went well , I survived to live another day, praise the LORD.now this is not the end to the story, in the next 4 months, something else happen, I developed, what is known as atrial fibillation, the heart is good ,but not working in sync with the two chambers of the heart. Again I was transfer to a specialist and was fitted with an ICD in my chest, this is a pacemaker to monitor my heart beat and a defibulator, in case my heart should stop, it will automatically start it up and running again. So thru all this time I had been praying each and every day, and my prayers have been answered, as the bible verse says all prayers asked in earnest, will be answered in due time, Thank the LORD for his patience and forgiveness. This is my story of my journey for prayer.again, this is not the end to my story, I am, what you might call a work in progress, because, now 6 months since my ICD implant , one of the leads going into the heart thru an artery is not functioning well at all, and the lead needs to be replaced and thru this period, I have not been feeling well at all, I have a very low energy level and I am tired all the time, I can tell my heart is not getting any better, if anything I am little by little going down hill, as far as my health is concern, but I try to keep my spirits up thru reading the bible and my guideposts magizines, so whatever will be, will be, and what ever the good LORD has in store for me, I will accept.. thank you LORD ...it is now sept 12th.. I have just gotten out of the hospital, wher my doctors found a blockage in a artery behind the heart, it was hidden and other doctors could not find it and for the last 8 months I have been living this condition and just feeling bad all the time. I change doctors and my new doctor put me thru some tests and suspected a problem exists and he found my problem ,where other doctors could not.I went thru a angioplastis procedure, the blockage was found and clean out , a stent was put in, and now I feel a 100% better, THANK YOU LORD for finding me a good doctor, my prayers have not been in vain and all you folks out there, who are having problems, keep praying for he ,who prays in earnest for however long it takes , your prayers will be answered in due time, don,t ever give up, the LORD knows and he will always answer, GOD BLESS ALL WHO PRAY
