Big Al's heart

Big Al did great with the heart cath today. He's not home yet, but should be discharged some time this evening. Until then, Grif and I are just hanging out, watching dvr'd Veronica Mars episodes, and blogging.

In Allan's peculiar way, what they found wasn't what they were looking for. They expected to find an AP window or a coronary artery fistula, but what they found was that he has only one, not two, coronary arteries. There really isn't any thing that they recommend doing about it right now. We'll keep an eye on it and it will probably require surgical intervention later, much later -- like when he is ten or maybe even later. Apparently this is the same type of defect that Pete Marovich had. So, it doesn't mean that Allan isn't going to be a basketball star. (Being built like his mother will probably be the end of that, but it won't be his heart. )

So, we are looking forward to a peaceful (we hope) night of sleep. More later.