We had a pretty big scare today. As many of you know, we started out this morning doing great. We went to Sunday School; Rex did good and felt good. We went to the church service and within 10-15 minutes he started feeling dizzy, like he was spinning. He sat down to try to sit it out, but it proceeded to get worse. I asked him if we needed to go home, and he said yes. Rex went on to the car while I gathered the kids together. I could tell Rex was worried about himself. I have learned from being married to him for 11 years that Rex has a very high tolerance for pain; he tolerates sickness well. The bad part of that is that he has a tendency to wait until it's really serious before he gets treatment. When I got to the car, I asked him if he thought we needed to go the hospital. He was pretty pale. He agreed. Now, I was very concerned about him. When you go to the ER, you never know how long you are going to wait. While we were waiting, Rex' heartbeat was very erratic, beating very fast and then slowing down. At one point, while sitting there, Rex grabbed his chest, and cried out in desperation for help. It nearly scared Terry (Rex' brother) and I to death. I literally thought Rex was dying right there. He asked us to pray for him. His heartbeat was erratic; his head, hands, and legs were tingling; he was chilled to the bone. We prayed for him. I have never felt so helpless in my life. All I could say is, "Please God, help him." My mind was panicked. I didn't know what to do. All I could think is, "Please God, don't let him die here; please don't let him die in front of the kids." Then, after about 10-20 minutes, his heartbeat started to beat more regular and the tingling went away. He was still very scared, and weak, and his pulse stayed high. They put a heart monitor on him, and also did a CT scan to see if he had any blood clots in his lungs. It came back clear. 7 hours after arriving at the ER, Rex was ok'd to go home and instructed to see his doctor within 24 hours. We already have an appt. at 9am Monday, so that is good.
Rex thought he was going to die when that happened in the waiting room. It was a frightening experience. He is still pretty shook up about it.
We thought about it and went back over the timeline for everything, and we were able to ascertain that when Rex was having that attack, the church body was praying for Rex within that 10 minute time frame. I believe with all my heart that God intervened for Rex in what ever was going on inside his body. Knowing Rex, and seeing it with my own eyes, I believe that it was nothing short of God answering prayer.
Thank you for praying church body.
Please pray for us as we meet with doctors this week. We are struggling with taking more chemo. Pray that God will guide us in the direction that we need to go with Rex' treatment and care. Pray for God to give wisdom to the doctors' who are caring for Rex.
Thank you for being there, caring for us, and bearing our burdens. Words will never adequately express our thankfulness.
Donna Meadows
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