diversion!

on our way back today... there were 7 of us... trekking back from abbotsford to toronto. Simons wedding was a success and we were all quite tired. Our first leg of the flight from abbotsford to calgary was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. So there we sat and waited to catch the 18h15 flight instead. We boarded and all was well. Not long after take off my grandfather who was sitting in front of me had a bit of a seasure. It was terrifying. There were luckily 3 doctors and one nurse on board who helped out immediately. He then stabalised and they decided that there was no need to divert the plane and land. We were so relived but shaken... then another 15 minutes later he had another episode and then his heart stopped beating for a good 30 seconds. Miraculously they did not need to difibulate him! He came round again but this time they decided that they needed to divert and land in Winnipeg. They had to shut down service at the airport for our emergency landing. They got him off the plane pronto and all 6 of the girlies went off with him to the hospital.

for the time being he appears to be stable and theyre in the process of illiminating all the possiblities that caused the episode. It seems that its looking like it was unlikely that it was his heart. Theyre leaning towards a bladder infection or something like that... so with that news we felt confident enough to head back to the airport and begin the trekk back to Toronto. All my aunties and my mum and my grandma are there with him and its just kj and i heading back. So here we sit in Winnipeg airport in the middle of a heavy snowfall... no sleep... lots of drama and one heck of an end to a family trip for my cousins wedding (which was lovely btw).

On a positive note. I think if i manage to stay awake most of today. I run the possibility that I will return to bcn on tuesday afternoon with little or no jet lag... that is of course all depending on if he is indeed okay...

send some prayers please... or even some positive thoughts :)