Update from Cindy
5 September 2018
It's been two and a half weeks now of Phil being in and out of hospital, yesterday we were feeling really hopeful, he was starting to feel a bit better and the doctors suggested he try going for a walk to the hospital cafe to start building up his fitness again. By the time we got to the cafe he was completely exhausted so I got him into a wheelchair to head back to his room, that's when he started getting chest pains again. The nurse took her sweet time responding to the call bell and thought Phil could have had indigestion but did and ECG and took bloods.
This morning the doctors confirmed that Phils heart was actually spasming due to the blood clot that is in his heart chamber (we are guessing that the walk got his blood pumping and was too much for his already damaged heart to handle) this was yet another low moment for us, there is nothing else the doctors can do, he is on all the blood thinners, he is looking black and blue from any bump, blood test or injection. There is no operation or treatment they can do to fix this, all we can do is wait, and pray that this clot will dissolve.
The doctors have strongly recommend that we consider moving to Hamilton for the next 6 months or so as they are very concerned that he could have another heart attack at any time and he needs to be close to the hospital to get help fast.
There is no discharge date in site, but in the mean time we are working out the logistics of moving the bus (that I don't have a license to drive) to Hamilton and figuring out where we can park up for a while.
Ps The kids have really started to struggle the last few days. They are getting clingy and not keen for me to leave them with other people which is getting tricky.
PPS Thanks to everyone who has given to our give a little page we really appreciate it!