mama~seeta

I unexpectedly found myself in Laguna Beach today....

It all started yesterday morning when I got a phone call from my dad, telling me that mama~seeta had a heart attack and was in the hospital. He had little details of what occurred and very little knowledge of what the prognosis was going to be. After several doctors have over looked the images of her heart, they have concluded that she is not a candidate for open heart surgery. Which is a bummer. The lateral arterial descending (main)vein in her heart is too damaged to repair and we still are not sure yet how much damage has been done to her actual heart. The answers have come slow and things seem to change from hour to hour. The hope that we left with tonight, is that her body will slowly grow new capillaries on its own to create more blood supply to that part of the heart. Needless to say... it has been a long two days and we are all in complete shock! Our mama~seeta is the healthiest 57 year old women I know. She exercises daily, eats healthier than anyone I know and takes vitamins like no ones business. This is a women who will barely take a tylenol {it is always a half}, even with the worst headache ever! She has been an amazing example of how to live the word of wisdom to its fullest.

Exactly one week from today, my parents were taking all my siblings and their spouses to Israel, to tour the Holy Land. My little sister Lacey is there at BYU, studying abroad. The plan was to meet her there at the end of her semester and then she would fly home with the rest of the family, after our vacation. Unfortunately, our big trip that we have all been anxiously awaiting, has been postponed! Until further notice. We are just so grateful that we were not over there, so far away, when she had her heart attack. Who knows why... but, for some reason, we are not suppose to be in Jerusalem at this time. My heart hurts for our sweet sister Lacey, who was looking so forward to all of us coming and now dealing with the ups and downs of what our mama~seeta is going through, so far away!

Our hearts are full and we are so grateful for the many, many texts, phone calls and e-mails we have received in the past 24 hours. We started a family fast tonight and are praying for that heart to grow its tiny capillaries as quickly as possible and that her body will be receptive to the medication. We believe she has a lot of unfinished work left here on this earth and girls that still need her and depend on her.

Please include her in on your PRAYERS....

The Lord is so merciful and our family recognizes his hand in all things. We are ever so grateful for the knowledge of the Gospel and the blessings it brings into our lives.

My sisters, brother and brother-in-law all hopped on a plane, last minute today, to be with my dad, mama~seeta and our little sister. It just happens to be my sister Carrie's birthday today, so we left the hospital and our dad treated us to dinner at The Chart House, before we started our fast.

Happy 33rd Birthday, Carrie.

I know this was not the way you wanted to spend your birthday!