January 2016 Townville, SC

Every new year brings promise of good things, but 2016 did not start off well.  Bob woke up about 3 am with chest pains, and so we went to the emergency room at the hospital in Seneca.  A cat scan was done done to determine there were no blood clots, and although his heart rate was low (in the high 30's),  he was diagnosed with angina, given a prescription, and was sent home with instructions to see his heart doctor.  He wasn't happy with his cardiologist in Seneca, so he switched to a cardio group in Anderson who scheduled a stress test for him January 25th. But, on  January 21, he was back in the ER, this time in Anderson, with chest pains and almost passed out.  His heart rate had fallen to the low 20's.  I thought I was going to lose him, and later he said he felt as though he had an out of body experience. The new heart doctors scheduled surgery for a pacemaker the next day.  So, on Bob's birthday, the 22nd, he was given the gift of life.  It snowed while we were at the hospital, but by the time we got back the next day, most of it had melted.  We did not do any road trips to speak of this month.  We were going to try to get to the mountains, but on our way up, I realized I had forgotten to put the charged battery back in the camera, so we turned around and came home.

 

The campground January 23, 2016

Snow people in Seneca