Thank you

Monty and I would like to say thank you to all of you for your kindness during his surgery and recovery. Thank you for the prayers, visits, calls, childcare, lawn care, food, flowers, and staying with Monty when I returned to work. We went into this surgery expecting it to be fairly easy. Even though it was open heart surgery and a complex procedure, the surgeon said it would be a piece of cake because Monty is young, thin, in good shape, and did not have any blockages or heart disease. Well, it was anything but easy. The 2nd trip to surgery and the code blue were far from a piece of cake. Thanks to all of those that waited with us during the surgery and the craziness that followed. First of all I would like to thank our church family, old and new, for the continuous prayers, numerous visits, and calls. It was really heartwarming to have staff and members from two churches to sit with us during this time. I would also like to say thanks to our friend, Ty. He spent the night at the hospital with us the night of surgery. After such a crazy day, it was comforting to have him there. He also stayed at the house with Monty one day this week so I could work. Thanks to Sherrie and her family for caring for the girls. My mom also stayed at my house a few nights with the girls. I would like to say a special thank you to those that were there through the 2nd surgery and the craziness afterwards. Rex, Debbie, Reece, Berniece, James, Ty, Uncle Ken and Aunt Lorene, and anyone that I might be forgetting - I really appreciate you all for comforting the girls and I through that ordeal. That was probably the longest 20 - 30 minutes of my life. I am thankful for the staff of FBC Decatur for coming back to the hospital that night to sit with us. I appreciate the yard work done by Ron and Randy. Most of all I appreciate the prayers from everyone. I am forever grateful to a young lady named Robyn. She is a Physician Assistant and ran the code on Monty. We were able to discuss our faith at the hospital a couple of different times. She talked with me about her spiritual gift of knowing. She knew that things weren't right after Monty's surgery, although she could not pinpoint the problem. She said that God told her to stay with him, and I am so glad she listened. I am also forever grateful to Al, the ICU nurse, who cared for Monty during his most critical time. He was responsible for doing the chest compressions when Monty's heart stopped. He came to the waiting room and visited with me after everything settled down that evening. He also allowed me to sneak into ICU to see Monty when it wasn't visiting hours. Last but not least, the hospital liason, Tony, was so helpful during the hospital stay. He called and got updates on Monty's condition. He sat with us through the craziness after surgery. He worked deals with the ICU unit to allow Makayla to see her dad. She wasn't old enough to get into ICU, but he was able to arrange it. He also found me a place to shower at the hospital while Monty was in ICU. We have been so blessed by the kindness of many. Thanks to everyone that called with well wishes, stopped by to visit, or sent cards. God bless you all!