Daily Recap...

Ugh. It's been a very long afternoon/evening. My grandfather went in for what they thought would be a routine heart bypass surgery, but it took a turn for the worse when the surgeon discovered a piece of his aorta was diseased, containing a lot of plaque and "stuff," as he put it. He feared that if he took the clamp off, the stuff in that part of the aorta would gush upstream, go to my grandfather's brain, and cause a stroke. So, instead, he decided to remove that portion of the aorta entirely. I was planning to go in after work just to support my grandmother, but the uncle I'm closest to called me, very upset and worried, and said everyone was gathering there because the surgeons couldn't guarantee he was going to make it. So of course I left work immediately to go be at the hospital. Long story short, he's in the ICU now, and probably won't wake up for a day or two. And, since his bypass turned into an aortic operation, he will be in for a longer recovery. This all assuming further complications don't develop. We're really praying he doesn't develop any bleeding tonight and have to be opened up again...If you are a spiritual or religious person, please pray or send positive vibes our way...

On the positive side, I did several great things for my health, despite the stress and worry over my grandpa. I parked in a farther away parking lot at the hospital to get a lot of extra walking in. I invited my mother, two brothers, and sister back to my house to eat, and we made burgers, chicken patties, and baked tater tots for dinner. I ate one chicken patty with cheese on a whole wheat bun, one serving of tots, and a pickle, along with the can of caffeine-free Dr. Pepper I treat myself to each evening. Then, after they all left around 8:00, I did a 30 minute Tae Bo tape. So, all in all, a great day fitness-wise.

Now, I'm just praying all goes well for my grandpa. He's the closest thing I've had to a father since mine died when I was two and a half...