Sharon,
Sandy could probably address this better than I can, but, it is my 
understanding that fear and depression are pretty common for people 
who have been through heart trauma, such as what your dad has been 
through.  Think about it, we know people who are afraid to walk 
across ice if they have taken a few spills, or afraid of smoke if 
they've ever been in a fire.  When your body turns against you and 
becomes unreliable, it can be frightening and make you deal, very 
realistically with the facts of mortality.  This makes sense to 
me.  Certainly pray, that is the best medicine.  I'm just suggesting 
that this might be a natural part of all that he has been through.
Kathy



At 10:32 PM 2/22/2008, you wrote:
>Phil,
>
>I don't know for sure where all the fear is coming from, but the 
>fact that Dad woke up one night with mucus that needed to be 
>suctioned out, and his experience with that inadvertent vomiting 
>that also needed suctioning, might give us a clue.  Also, as I 
>understand it, the doctor considered sleep apnea as a part, or all 
>of, the problem.  Maybe someday you or I can pray him through 
>this?  Do you think that this sense of this fear being old as 
>something The Lord is pointing out to you?
>
>Sharon