Finals week...

Today was the beginning of my dreaded finals week. Well, it actually wasn't too dreaded. I have been looking forward to this week because that means the end of the semester. I have to admit though, my week didn't start out at all how I imagined it. 

The past little while Matt has been having some back pain and I finally convinced him that he needed to go to the doctor. His appointment was at 9 this morning and since we only have one car his mom said that she could pick him up and take him while I headed to Provo to knock out a couple of finals. I was literally walking into the building where I had my final when Matt called me. I asked him how the appointment went and he told me it didn't go so well.. apparently the doctor took an x-ray and found out that Matt's right lung was collapsing. He was on his way to the hospital where he was going to have to have surgery. Well of course I freaked out. I immediately started bawling and ditched my final to be at the hospital with my Matty. 

Apparently it's a genetic thing and common in tall skinny guys. So we got him checked in to the hospital about noon and waited around until 6:30ish when the doctor came to do the surgery. The whole surgery only lasted about 30 minutes. They had to take a tube and insert it in his chest. The tube will stay in him for the next 2-3 days and will slowly suck out all of the air that has been compressed around his lungs. His sweet mom was at the hospital all day with us and she actually stayed in the room for the surgery (unfortunately, my weak stomach could never ever handle that). She said that as soon as they inserted the tube she could hear the hissing sound of the air being released. Crazy.

Matt was out for about an hour after the surgery. When he woke up and started talking he was hilarious. The first thing he said to me was "I am now more machine than man." and then his head hit the pillow and he was out again. Then he woke back up and asked me to raise his bed so that he could talk to "his people" and let them know that they were in danger. 

This has been the longest most emotional day of my life but I am so so grateful for the peace and comfort that my Heavenly Father blessed me with. I am grateful for priesthood blessings and worthy males who can administer them. I am grateful for the power of prayer and that I can use it any time. I am so grateful for all of the family members who prayed for him and called and texted with their concerns. I am so grateful for my husband. Even though he wasn't close to death today I had a lot of time to reflect about our lives together. He is so wonderful. He makes me happier than I could ever imagine and I look forward to many, many more happy years with him.