Sunday, August 24, 2008

Prayer Needed

Please remember my Uncle Ken in your prayers. This is the short version of everything... He had a mild heart attack Monday, had a heart cath. Tuesday, major bypass surgery Wednesday (replaced 5 veins/valves, if I am not mistaken), had another heart attack Thursday while in ICU due to a replacement valve collapsing and is now finally slowly recovering. The doctors were able to take him off of the ventilator today (they have been trying all weekend to wean him off but his blood-ox level has been too low) and he should move out of CVICU tomorrow if everything continues to progress. He is now awake and alert. The doctors have stopped most of his pain medication due to the fact that the medications are raising his blood pressure. The recovery progress will be slow and he will need much prayer.

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