Why Do I Bother?

It was an eventful Christmas Eve and Christmas morning for us. I got a call at work last night to let me know that Dad was in the hospital again. He had gone in early yesterday evening with chest pains. It turned out that it was not a heart attack after all, but it was still worrisome. It seems that pain like this is going to be a recurring problem for as long as his heart condition persists, and his heart condition will persist as long as he has this heart.

So this morning instead of heading to mom and dad’s for Christmas, I headed to the hospital. On the way there, mom called me to tell me that dad was being released and asked if I would pick him up and take him home. I was relieved.

It was a happy ending after all, but it still leaves a lingering feeling of concern and aprehension. Dad worries about it too, but he is more worried about how the rest of us are feeling than his own problems.

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