MIKE IS EMPLOYED!!!!

YEAH, WOODY GOT A JOB:)

Hello all, wanted to share the great news that Mike is now employed. He got a job with a local Petroleum company that builds gas stations and also services gas pumps. He is really excited about it. He will be over the warehouse and I think something with maintenance. Not sure just what he will be doing with the maintenace part yet. So far he is enjoying it, but this is only his third day. I also think that just being out of the house is as exciting as getting the job. Stay tuned to more updates as the weeks go along.

My Cardo Visit Update

I saw the cardio doctor this week to follow up from my test results, a really nice guy. He said that the test came back fine but he does not think my current Blood Pressure med's working to my benefit. In fact he thinks it was working against me to stress out my heart in stead of helping it. So he has put my on some new meds, and this is the third day so far and it seems to really be working at this point.

Things are working in our favor this week thanks to everyone's prayers and support. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving, I know we have a lot to be thankful for the Good Lord has blessed us in so many way, we continue to see these ways every day.
Hugs and Kisses to all
Chris

WONDERING?

Well I am sure those of you that keep up with The Woodring's are wondering how things are since I have not updated this in a while, and I am sure there are a few that are wondering what Woody is doing now. At this point he is doing nothing!!!! His temp job at the other plumbing company ended and he has not worked in several weeks now and is still seeking employment somewhere. He did go to an interview Monday and they offered him the job, but he has not accepted it yet. He also had another interview locally and indicated that it would be 3 to 5 weeks before they hire and was just doing interviews right now. Another offer came in from a delivery company for temp help for the next 90 days but he is looking for something permanent and he would be right back to where he is now in 90 days.


I am not sure he knows what he wants to do, if he wants to stay in the plumbing field or not. So, he has to make the right choice that won't give him regrets that "He Wished he Would Have Done". Kelsey and I also want him to make the right choice for him, I keep telling him to do what is right for him, make sure it feels right when he does it. We are supporting him 100%, but can not make his decisions for him. I can however say that this is a man with a true heart of gold, a man that will support anyone 100+% and not ask for anything in return. He does not want to do something half way, he wants to give someone 200% but can not find someone willing to see what he can do and will do for them. To everyone he is just another applicant!!! Please, Please, Please keep him in your prayers, I am really worried about him right now.

GOOD NEWS AND REALLY GREAT NEWS!!!

THE GOOD NEWS:
My test results came back OK, don't get to excited yet, cause my family doctor said that she is not able to read in detail the test and would like to send me to a Cardo doctor to review the test and to ensure there is not problems. My family doctor indicate that being boarding line and with family history would warrant someone experienced in this area to review just to make sure. I am ok with this, because I will be able to rest better know that more than one doctor has read them. Now on to the really great news!!!

THE REALLY GREAT NEWS:
Mike had an semi-interview yesterday with a really great company yesterday and goes back to meet the co-owners on Monday, and it's in town. Which means we would not have to relocate!! He is really excited about it, so we are continuing to ask for your prayers, we feel they are working or we would not have made it this far. I'll share the name of the company once he gets an offer and starts working there, we do not want to go through the same thing like what happened before with his last job.

Results

Don't know them yet, but let me tell you that was not a fun thing to do. Not something I would want to do everyday.

Day one was an experience!!
I checked in at 7:00 am, by 7:15 they were sticking this really large needle in my left arm for the injection of dye. I thought it was going to be an IV but turned out to be just an injection. After the injection I had to sit for 45 minutes, they gave me a sprite to drink, said the sprite helps move the dye around and gets it to the heart quicker. I'm not sure, but they know what they are doing. After sitting for 45 minutes they take me back to the x-ray room, cold dark room and tell me to lay on the table. This table is about a foot across and hard, as I am laying down the nurse puts a pillow under my legs. comfort is not something they are considering at this point. This big x-ray thing comes down on top of you and kinda sits about 3 inches from your nose and goes the length of your whole body. After laying still for about 15 minutes with this thing up my nose, the nurse tells me that the machine is going to start rotating around me and to lay still. Ok, up to this point it I have been still for 15 minutes or longer and she is telling to continue to stay still. yeah right lady. If I don't have a heart issue before now I will have when you get done with me. Anyway, this machine starts going around me and of course I am looking at it and it making me dizzy. This went on for about 7 more minutes. "OK YOUR DONE" I was never so glad to hear them words, and to think I am paying for this fun!!! The nurse advise me to exit out the door and return to tomorrow for the stressing part of the test. Like that wasn't stressing enough.

Day Two was even better yet!
I presented at 7:30 for this part of the test, only this time I had to go to a whole different part of the building. I got a really great nurse this time, who really loved to talk about her new hair cut she had just gotten. (it's was a really cute cut) She explain everything she was going to be doing, she hooked me up to an EKG machine, took my blood pressure, put these little round circle with clips all over me and put a belt with a bunch of wires around my waist and hooked the wires up to the circles. Once she got all this done she said she was going to start an IV, I was fine up till this point, but that IV really hurt. It went in the back or top of my hand. Ok, we are ready to start, now remember I am all hooked up and now they want me to get on a treadmill and walk as much as I can. This treadmill starts out slow and them starts to pickup every few seconds, and inclines at the same time. Well the good news is I walked 7 minutes, the bad news is remember the IV in my hand, the Doctor thinks he is going to inject this dye again through the IV port as I am walking!!!! yeah you guessed it, he was moving this port around and HURTING ME!!!! Here I am trying to walk this treadmill and he is jabbing at me. He finally gets it in and they take me off. I have to walk down to the x-ray room which is two floors down and go through the x-ray fun again. Thankfully I get there and they are waiting for me with another sprite to drink, I was thirsty by this time. And once I finished that it was back to the 1 foot table again. Only thing is this time it was easier. I was so tired from the walking I fell asleep and didn't even think about the machine up my face.

So now what?
Now I have to wait for them to compare the two tests and let me know what they found out. This should be some time next week. I will let you all know once I hear back from them.