1. My dad was admitted to hospital on Saturday. He has gone through (successfully) a bunch of tests but we now know that he is going to have to have heart surgery. We are just waiting to get the date – most likely next week. Sad.
2. I have gone through the usual emotions of sadness, anger, hope, resignation etc. My family doesn’t deal with these kinds of things well (i.e. let’s not talk about it and maybe it will go away) so I have been ensuring that I at least try to talk about what is doing on – good or bad- and deal with the stress in my own way. Call me selfish I don’t care but getting out for a run is the best thing I can do right now. I’d explode otherwise. I’m also pretty proud that running is my go to stress reliever – not food, not tv, not wallowing etc. Sad/Happy
Post run Sunday – 17km of heat, humidity and solitude. There were tears, yelling and singing on that run…good thing I was alone.
3. My pops was doing well in the hospital and chatting up all the nurses so I went ahead with my plans to race last night. I needed to do it for me and ran with him in my thoughts…and busted out an almost 4 min PB. Though it is still 3 min away, I have the hour mark in my sights for a 10km race. Happy.
The hubs was nice enough to come along and take some photos of my sweaty self. I’m surprised I could even smile in the first pic, this was at the finish line and breathing was a challenge!
4. Waiting to hear when the operation will be scheduled is brutal. The operation itself is going to be stressful. Knowing that this is the best thing for my dad and the only way he can have some quality of life for his remaining years is my hope. I am making this my Happy.
Hit me up…what’s your Sad/Happy right now?
9 comments:
I'm sorry to hear about your dads health issues. I'll keep him in my prayers. I hope everything goes well with his surgery and that he's back to his old self in no time!
Congrats on the PB! That's awesome! If you want to hit the one hour mark run the Yonge St 10k next year. It's all downhill and a great time!
Very sorry to hear about your dad. It's SO hard to see them in pain, having major surgery, being in a hospital. I've been through it with both of my parents over the last couple of years.
I think it's great you went for a run--you're taking care of yourself, which means you are better for him. Hugs to you!
Sorry about your dad. He's in my thoughts and prayers. Congrats n the race though, an awesome PB! Well done.
Sorry about your dad. I agree that it's good you have running to deal with stress. And congrats on the PB!!!!
Good luck to your dad.
sorry to read about your dad Laura., I hope all goes well for him and that the surgery will be a success!
sorry to hear about your dad. hope he gets better soon! xoxox
but great job on your run. sometimes you need a good solo run to clear your head!
yikes! i hope your dad is doing ok. i need to catch up on your blog to see if he has had surgery yet. either way, i hope he is doing well and i hope you and your family are processing everything in a healthy manner. will be thinking and praying for you all!
So sorry about your dad, he will be in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery and successful surgery.
Congrats on a PR at The Eaton Downtown Dash, I also ran the 10K, no PR for me, I am not a fan of the double loops.
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