UPDATED: Prayers for Labgrade's son...

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Even though the surgery was a success, prayers are still coming from my household for a speedy recovery and peace of mind for the family that has stuck near him through it all. Wish you all the best.
 
A quick visit this AM. The Ladies are holding vigil, while the guys get to haul the trash. As it should be. ;)

Shane's BP a hair low, so pain medication is on the light side. He hurts, but it's a good hurt.

Everything is going very well indeed. Fairly miraculous.

Clear fluids (he bitched about getting MountainDew when we wanted a Sprite ;) ) ... looks like he'll enjoy a steak, etc. for lunch tomorrow.

I shake my head in amazement at it all.

... and there's a Wyoming family likely having a funeral today or tomorrow. :(

Thanks, folks. A prayer or two still wouldn't hurt.
 
Labgrade, there are continued prayers for Shane, you and the rest of the family. I have not forgotten the family in Wyoming either, may they find peace in knowing the heart from their loved one has saved the life of another.
 
Geeziz, Labgrade, I hadn't even thought of the donor family. A prayer for them as well as another for Shane.

If he's complaining about no "Dew", that's got to be a good sign!
 
Thanks again.

I'm in the "watch the house & make sure The Women have what they need" mode 'bout now. They're running cover-fire & if nobody's ever seen THIS, 'tis a sight to behold - so calm, so effortless (somehow), yet so determined & adamant.

Any enemy should get to behold such calm determination one time only to see what we are made of. No force could dare stand in its face ..... I kinda just step back & say the obligatory "Yes M'am" & do stuff to make sure I am a good boy. ;)

L'il Women, indeed. So very cool. Gotta love southern women, but I'd daresay, any are up to the task.

Monkeyleg re that donor family ...

Right now, I've some time on my hands (sorta) & would wish I could go see 'em.

Nope, don't think so.

I betcha those who have dealt with these things have an idea on what works, & what doesn't. Likely, me & mine are the last they want to know about, grieving that they are.

I am absolutely choked up - on that gift & anything I'd have to say right now could only cause them further heartache. Inept, I am.

Maybe much later. Maybe never.
 
UPDATE

In reply to a pm I rec'd from from Labgrade:
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"So far an unbelieveable miracle - of God's adaptation allowances ... this heart, when first barely hooked up just jump-started & said "Hey! where you been? Let's roll!" - no spark needed/nada - just a "wanna live?"-thing. So cool & so amazing ....

Sorry. Losing it some.

Shane's just been taken off to a "special place."

Seems something isn't "quite right" - "need some tests" ... "a problem .... "

We're waiting.

It all went so well/could have never expected so good/so soon - & perhaps waiting for the other shoe to drop.

It may just have.

Do me a favor & make a post at the thread .... I'm outa here & just can't "
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Came in late on this thread but have been praying bout it from the original thread on TFL. Will pray for the donors family also.

Doubt I could do anything else but pray but I'm in the Springs also and will do what I can if you need anything. I'll PM you my Phone # for the just in case I could help in ANY way.
 
Done. I can't imagine what I would be like if it were one of my children.
Please keep us informed Preach.

CAP
 
Not being able to get online today (shabbos/the sabbath) I continued my prayers during today's prayer services (4 opportunities to include a prayer for health). Seeing what it is about I'll keep it up until I hear otherwise.

As far as the last update from re1973, I'm hoping for the best here. Hopefully, it turns out to be just one of those things that happens with these kind of operations and all turns out ok. I'll keep him in my more informal prayers tonight.
 
PreacherMan, you keep bumping this back to the top and I keep opening it looking for another update, and there isn't one!

Color me conflicted and , well you know....
 
Sorry about the confusion. Just trying to make sure that our new members, and those who haven't visited for a couple of days, are informed of the need. It's still touch and go, last I heard, and Lab's son won't be out of danger for some time yet. I'll stop bumping it, and let it ride until there's another update.
 
PreacherMan,

Thanks. Besides the thread is on "Auto Bump" from responses it's getting anyway. Makes me feel good! :)
 
Will be going to get the family from DC in a couple of days, and will be back on the 3rd or 4th it looks like. I'll be calling then. Was gonna call the other day, and then didn't. Maybe I got "intervened" on, eh?

Give that lady of yours a BIG hug for me, and I hope to meet Shane soon as he's up to it.

I am so happy for the two of you, 'cause I know what a burden this has been and for how long. 'Tis true that there's another family out there hurting, and I know you're in tune with that, but I'm betting that since the person who gave this heart was a donor that they're a giving sort of people and are likely drawing some measure of comfort from the knowledge that their loss is another's gain.

See ya soon, amigo.
 
I'm hoping that the long silence is not ungood.

Still praying.

pax
 
Looking forward to it, Bob, & the rest of y'all = thanks. The Wife passes on her thanks as well.

Bit scary last night with "a problem" & inability to connect with cell phones, etc. ... I'm about an hour out from the hospital, as if it could matter.

Drs a bit aggressive in lowering a med-dose which caused BP to drop some - alarms all over & well, you can imagine.

Today - perhaps 50 hours-post, Shane tells his wife "I've some bad news." We all swallow - hard. He's 1/2 out of it - me & His Wife go talk to The Drs.

Nothing. Nada. Shane's fairly semi-stupid/the drugs & is just picking up on random stuff - all the attention (duh, Shane! ... we'll talk later ;) ) Things are good though.

A Big Deal & a Forever Thing is the anti-rejection drugs which suppresses the imune system. The Body doesn't want that heart/foreign material in there, it doesn't belong & tries to reject it. This will be a fact of life (please, God!) forevermore.

Good stuff today. A huge Bronco fan, Shane was (albeit a bit out of it) pissed that well within the red zone & they're blowing it time after time in the first 1/2 ..... gotta love it.

Bionic. Shane's lost probably 5 tubes & still has another 20 to go.

Thanks again folks for the attention & caring - truly a family.

Oleg & mods, thanks for letting something so OT to ride.

Matters.
 
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