My younger brother and I were scheduled to leave for the San Juan Mountains on September 10th. We've been planning, talking and scheming since we were last there in 2013. The excitement has been building and we have been calling each other almost daily. He was planning to make the 3 hour drive down this weekend and we were going to do the final vacuum packing of our meals.
Well, life has a way of altering even the best laid plans. Last week my brother went to his Dr. to get checked out before our trip to make sure all was ok. He had been experiencing what he thought was a flair-up of diverticulitis (intestinal infection) that he has battled in the past. While he was there he mentioned that he had been experiencing some chest tightness and aching in his arms. His Dr. was alarmed and immediately ordered an EKG and several other tests. Well, after a whirlwind week of tests and a cardiac catheterization yesterday, it turns out his right artery is almost closed off 98% and his two left arteries are both 90%+ cloggged. They were able to put in 3 stents for now to get some blood flow through the worst artery, but he will find out this week what the next course of action is.
So, needless to say, our Colorado elk trip is off for this year. At this point the trip is dead last on my list. I'm just thankful I still have a brother who may possibly be able to go with me next year. The Dr. said my brother was basically a ticking time bomb and he was fortunate to get in when he did. So I will enjoy my Illinois whitetail season and pray for my brother's full recovery.
Topic: The Elk will be there next year. (Read 543 times)
