[yorkietalkjilly]

Hearing bad news after bad does get very, very, very old, doesn't it? Fear and worrying are awful ways to have to spend one's time but bad news usually brings both to the fore and makes it hard to keep a hopeful attitude. Hopefully DH will be able to face his heart issues as not being so scary he feels he must ignore them altogether and realize he can almost always get real help, that he's not in fact dying and can feel much better with proper treatment and even prolong his life if he acts prudently.

Facing one's own mortality when we hear some scary health news is often too much to bear at first but gradually we deal with it bit by bit until we are strong enough to face is head-on. I know he's scared silly but he needs to take that BP medication or he could have a stroke, heart attack, CGH or kidney disease. Kidneys really suffer from unremitting HBP and once they are damaged, the patient gets very, very sick.

Does he have a pastor or buddy who could sit down and talk to him man to man about facing his cardiovascular problems now before they are many and complicated and he really compromises his health? Likely a bit of treatment here and there, a corrective surgical procedure could set him to rights and give him many more good years if he won't ignore his health and gets help early on.

If he needs heart tests and a surgical procedure, couldn't he get Obamacare or something for any needed surgical procedure and rehab and then come off it if you must after he's better, if he must? It could be temporarily expensive but a way to get surgery w/out costing the earth out of pocket.

With that BP so high, he's likely not feeling well and is tense, probably a sitting duck for hurting his poor back. All I can do is pray and hope that there are some answers for him and both of you and that baby dog with the diabetes. I'm so sorry times are so hard for you.