DECEMBER 1981

Dec 22
Bountiful Ut

On November 23, 1981 we had an appointment with Wallace's doctor.  Dr. Bauman is his doctor.  Wallace wanted to see him before we went to Arizona.  When we saw him he said he felt that Wallace should have an angiogram before we went to Arizona.  We decided to get ready to go to Arizona and see the Dr. on our way.  This is what we did.  The doctor set up an appointment in Salt Lake to see Dr. Liddle. a cardiologist on December 2.
We stopped to see Blair & Philline, Charles & Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene.  Stayed with Glade & Penny that evening.  The test showed that he had a blockage in the arteries and that he needed open heart surgery.  Dr. Liddle set up the surgery for the ninth of December.  He went into the hospital on the seventh of December.  It was so frightening to have him go into surgery.  The people in both wards fasted and prayed for him.  Blair & Philline, Charles & Evelyn came down.  Patricia and Larry were so special to us also.  Before we left home we rented our home so they made us welcome and were so very nice to us.  Patricia asked their Bishop to administer to Wallace.  Larry & Patricia's home teacher also administered to him.  Jack & Velma were there the night before he went into surgery.  Jack & Blair administered to him.
It was so difficult to see him so sick.  All the tubes and machines.  After he came out of intensive care he got pain in his chest and they took him back into intensive care.  One day and one night.  This frightened us so much.  He had inflammation in the fluid between the sack & the heart.  As soon as they gave him medication for it he began to improve.  He has improved so fast.  I can hardly believe that he had open heart surgery.  We are at Patricia and Larry's place.  We have an appointment with Dr. Liddle on the 18th of January and then I think the doctor will let us go to Arizona.
Aunt Ida, Wallace's sister, has been in the hospital.  She has had to have a colostomy.  She has been very ill, too.  After she looses some weight they will be able to put the colon back in place.  Time will tell.

Dec 19

Our Christmas was a very special time.  It was so nice to be here with Larry & Patricia.  All the kids called us but Darwin.  We got a lovely card from them.  I am sure they had a rough time this Christmas because it has been such a short time since Darwin came home from the hospital.  The day after Christmas Glade and Penny came and stayed the day.  Yesterday we got a call from Glade and he said they had a baby boy.  It weighed 7lbs 9 oz.  It was born December 28 at 5:05 a.m.  Penny had a rough time because the baby was turned.  The doctor would use forceps and the baby would turn again as soon as he removed the instrument.  So the baby had to be assisted with the instrument.  His head was 141/2"  We are so thankful that the baby is here and that Penny and baby are fine.  We would love to go see Penny and baby but Wallace is not well enough to travel as yet.  We have thirty-one grandchildren now.  We are so grateful for all our blessings!