Albini Family Health

I know many of you have seen bits and pieces about my parents' health issues on Social Media, so I thought I would give everyone and update.  

About a month ago my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer.  On Friday she had a lumpectomy to remove the 1 cm tumor and determine if it has spread to her lymph nodes or not.  This will be followed by 6-7 weeks of radiation 5 days a week for that time period.  Thankfully she has been getting her routine mammograms (here is my PSA...GET CHECKED:) so they caught it early and it appears to be contained.  It is still very scary to hear to word cancer, but it truly seems like the best case scenario. 

Then one week after my mom's diagnosis, I received an extremely scary phone call from my mom that my dad was in the hospital.  He had a heart attack! On Friday he said he felt like he was getting the flu.  Then on Saturday morning he was with his best friend getting ready to go do a construction job and he was not feeling well.  He told his friend, Greg, to take him to the hospital.  They were in the hospital waiting room for about 15 minutes when Greg got up to use the restroom.  When he came back my dad was gone and the nurse said they were rushing him back for an EKG.  He had the heart attack while on the gurney during the EKG.  They immediately rushed him to surgery to put stints in.  The procedure lasted about an hour and my dad said that once they put the stints in he immediately felt better, like an elephant got off his chest.  He had 99% blockage in his widow maker and 90% blockage in a different spot in that artery.  The doctor said if he had come in 15 minutes later he would have died! He stayed in the hospital for 2 days and now is home doing really well, but he is tired and sore in his leg where they put the port in to do the stints.  

Unfortunately, my parents were supposed to come visit us that week, but that obviously has been postponed.  

Over the past few weeks it has started to sink in just how fortunate both my parents are to be alive, especially my dad.  I am so so so grateful for God's grace in saving my dad.  The fragility of life has been on the forefront of my mind these past few weeks and I have been giving my girls and Phil extra hugs and kisses.  Please go give your loved ones extra kisses and hugs for me too!  And a HUGE thank you for all the prayers and love and support from so many of you!!!!

This picture is of my parents with my best friend, Lesley and her family and mom taken just days after my dad's heart attack when Lesley brought my parents dinner.  Friends are the family God let's you choose for yourself, and I sure have the best!