It certainly isn't abnormal, that's for sure.  Just going to the dentist
freaks me out.

Phil.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: My Dad


> 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
>
>