The Heart of a Lion, Still

This weekend my father was in the hospital again due to ongoing heart issues. And he STILL has the heart of a lion ...

Let me tell you about my dad. He will be 81 years old this October. He doesn’t smoke, and he doesn’t have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. He eats healthy meals. He works out and plays golf. And yet, he has heart disease. He’s had two bypass surgeries (the first one at age 40) and over the years has endured numerous cardiac catheterizations, stents, stress tests, and hospitalizations. 

Why am I telling you this? Because despite all this, my dad never complains. He’s poked and prodded and patched up, but still he smiles. He jokes with the doctors and charms the nursing staff and flatters the technicians. Everyone likes him .... really, really likes him.

After yet another hospital stay and multiple tests, he is home again. Like always he’s not going to let heart disease stop him. He will continue to play golf, fish, tell corny jokes, and cook for church spaghetti suppers and fish fries. He is not going to allow heart disease stop him. 

The heart of a lion he has. 

Hear him roar.