Heartbreaker

This weekend was meant to be a bit of father/daughter bonding time down in Norfolk for me and my pops. Bonding, it certainly was... I don't think we've ever been closer or more similar than these past couple of days.

Saturday morning, dad had a heart attack. He's fine, he's going to be ok. But it was scary. We were on our own, just back to the cottage we were staying in after having viewed one house (dad's looking at investing in a property on the Norfolk coast). And it just happened. Dad had been feeling a bit off-colour all morning, and said he'd had a restless night, but he put it down to the time of year, and maybe he was picking up a bit of my baby girl's bug that she had last week.

I think I did everything right when it happened. I was terrified, but I stayed as calm as possible, called for an ambulance and followed the 999 operator's directions for how to help pops. The ambulance arrived really quickly, in hindsight, but it felt like an eternity.

I really thought my dad was going to die right in front of my eyes. Scared isn't the word.

It turns out it was only a "mild" heart attack (what a drama queen!), so dad's doing great. He's still in hospital in King's Lynn, and his partner is with him now - I called her as soon as we'd got to the hospital. It was only then that I cried... well, sobbed. J brought her straight over and stayed with us Saturday night (thank god - I was all over the place by then, and exhausted!), and then J and I came home last night and dad's other half is staying in a bed and breakfast near the hospital as long as dad's being kept prisoner ;)

Yesterday dad got really upset and was apologising to me and anyone who would listen... just like I do when I'm in hospital. I appreciate how annoying that is now! And he's climbing the walls to get out... we're more similar than I ever gave credit for.

So that was my weekend. It didn't quite go to plan, and I'm sure pops has a little road to recovery ahead, but he's doing fine and he's going to be just great.

Oh, and my radiotherapy treatment starts today - wish me luck!