My dad had a heart attack in late May. Thankfully
dad is okay now. He’s at home and every
day he gets a little stronger. Dad’s heart attack happened at work which was
the best thing as he was only ten minutes away from the hospital. He also had
quick thinking colleagues who were trained in first aid. They gave him oxygen,
called the ambulance and put him a wheelchair. We didn’t know until later that
it was a heart attack. We all thought that dad was having an asthma attack
because he suffers from severe asthma.
It’s important to react quickly to heart
attacks because it is life threatening. If dad had been at home, the closest
hospital is thirty minutes away and it’s pretty crummy in my opinion. Heart
attacks stop oxygen from getting to your brain so it can cause paralysis but
fortunately my dad has full use of all his limbs. My grandpa lost the use of an
arm after his heart attack years ago. I think the oxygen that dad got from his
colleagues helped out and the fact that he was so close to the hospital.
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Dad was in the hospital for a week and a
half and we mainly spent that time visiting him. It was a learning curve for
all of us while dad was in hospital, especially for my mum and I. We had to
handle all the errands that dad usually did and that was especially daunting
for mum as she never had to do that before. I think that mum was overwhelmed by
the idea that dad could have died and she would have to make her own way in the
world.
Dad is taking a break from work to recover
from the ordeal. It is been good for him to stay at home as he has really needed
a break. He works too hard.
