Journal entry by Lori Watembach —
So last year on September 7th the day started as any other. Get out of bed , get dressed, work, work, work. It was the 2nd day of my vacation and I had huge plans of getting my old house cleaned out and getting organized and settled in our new house. I must say the day started very much like any other day ,but dang sure didn't end up the same way! We had just finished hauling stuff out of my basement grooming shop in my old house and we (Kevin, Justin, and myself) were standing around my pickup talking. It was about 7:55 p.m. and Kevin's eyes glazed over and he fell on the driveway. He basically died standing there. He had no pain or anything. Justin started CPR, I called 911. The Beach Ambulance crew was there in minutes. They had to jump start him 3 times before his heart started up. They did what is called an IO in his shin to get the epinephrine to his heart. They did an amazing job! I seriously didn't think that I would ever see kevin alive again. Thanks to Justin Kohanes's quick thinking and quick actions and his knowledge of CPR and the ambulance crew's quick response and all of their knowledge, here Kevin is alive and doing awesome one year later! Sorry this post is so long, It seemed a lot longer in reality! The days in the hospital waiting for open heart surgery were very nerve wracking, but we made it through it all with the help of all of our friends and family. Kevin did all of his cardio rehab like a trooper, and of course, the rehab ladies just loved working with him! We couldn't have gotten through this by ourselves. It took a whole village of awesome people to get us through mentally and physically! Thanks to each and everyone of you for everything you have done and for all of your prayers over the past year! I hope and pray that we never have to go through anything like this again! God is Good!
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