so im just hangin out, phone rings, cant find it, yadda yadda... find it, check the caller ID, and see that its my brother, well, theres NO reason for him to call at 10:30 am to just "talk", it had to be something bad...

then i see that its my brothers home phone, so it would be his wife and my very good friend, so i called back...

it was bad... very bad....

her dad had a heart attack while at work, i guess he wanted his son to call his brother because he wanted to go to the hospital... but he went unconsious before the aid units got there, and the defribulator needed to be used 3 times i guess... and another 3 while he was in surgery... his left artery completely collapsed... and he needed a stent...

if this would have happened at his house way out in the sticks, he wouldnt be here right now... it happened at a job site, and luckily the company he works for has defrib machines... and luckily his brother was versed in using them, and in CPR...

ive known him for around 20 years maybe a little more, and since my dad died, he has been nothing but there for me and my brother... he is like a second version of my dad, and i would have been devastated once again... but he gets a second chance at life... he is still in the hospital, but she says he is doing better and may be able to leave soon, they are trying to get him to stay in Covington with them or his brother and his wife, just in case, for now....

hes gonna have to change obviously, and hes pretty resiliant, so he should be alright...

im just glad this wasnt the worst...