Hey everyone,

Please be in prayer for Cheryl as she had a minor heart attack on the Lord's day. Belinda and I went to visit Cheryl today. She seems to be doing well, although she (and James) will be remaining there for a few more days so that they can continue to monitor her and aside from the monitors they have her on various meds. There is some minor damage to her heart, but yeah, thankfully minor as it didn't go all the way through her heart. They're telling her to take it easy, rest lots, and stress little, which she will have to continue to do upon returning home (naps included). Her neighbor Theresa is presently taking up the home schooling with the younger G's for the next few days to save Cheryl from stressing about being behind in school, and Marc is still off due to the Telus strike. The actual attack was likely caused by stress as everything else was healthy i.e. blood pressure, cholesterol etc. She's also reading some books on how to manage her stress. So yeah, she was in good spirits, and we had a nice visit. :) As for the story of when it happened... She was feeling fine until after worship, then she felt like she had swallowed a handful of pills that went down wrong and got stuck (and she hadn't been swallowing anything at the time). They left for home and on that way she started to have chest pain, that was running out toward her arms and down the left arm. After arriving home Marc took her to the hospital right way, where they at first thought it might have been something else (can't remember the name for it), but after running some tests it was confirmed to be a heart attack. Sorry if the details are a little sketchy. So please be in prayer for her and her family, and thank God for His mercies. Thanks. :)

God bless.

Jode