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2026-07-16 15:44 UTC

He had a stint procedure and is staying for monitoring, but he will need a triple bypass. His color is good and I watched his blood pressure and heart rate for long enough to feel that he’s sticking around. Hungry and talkative even :) we found a little money and a hotel, so we’re good for tonight. Got an actual shower and a little meal from 711. talking in bed with my husband about the real life changes our household has ahead of us. Pa lives his life in service to monks, he is the one taking them to dr appts, taking them to collect merits before dawn, picking up their necessities, etc, so this event will change everything for more than just him. His bedroom is upstairs and that will change. We will learn to care for and accommodate his recovery and new dietary restrictions. A few years ago he began having headaches, so Pa promptly quit drinking, smoking, coffee etc until the symptoms cleared. I know he is capable of great change when the moment requests it. If anyone can support for hotels and taxi this week my Venmo is Jenica-Lake

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@MamaLake@beige.party 2026-07-18 16:22

It's been a long ass three days. Pa is recovering well, graduating from icu to icu ish, tomorrow to regular care, he will be monitored until Wednesday and then sent home. Depending on how he handles this first stent, two more will be placed, maybe no bypass. He's got luck on his side, many visitors. And I can see the toll it's taking on him, the coughing, I forgot about the coughing, watching his heart rate spike from simply rolling over. He will recover, this I can see, but nothing is really the same, change is and will be the only constant. But he is HUNGRY and eating easily and nurses quip that he never stops talking so everything is OK. And oh, my heart is so tender and full. The synchronicities experienced, getting the call while traveling through the city district of the hospital he was being transferred to, beating the ambulance to the hospital so that when those doors opened Pa lifted his head to see his son right there ready for him. The Calm, the simple calm we both felt through it all. We prayed in our ways and those prayers were answered by a hundred tiny miracles. Opening my email to find that three of you had sent us the funds to coast through this experience has touched me and my husband in ways that i can't even fully articulate. Heart attacks are never convenient and the unexpected travel of it all had dropped us into the Bangkok heat without even a change of clothes. So these funds have lifted us into hotels, delivered us to our destinations and literally fed and clothed us. Crying, but in a heart full of gratitude way, thank you!!! (you know who you are) 😭😻✨🌈💛 #gratitude #blessedconsciouslife #recovery #ThankYOU

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