Posted on 08/26/2014 12:47:17 PM PDT by Marie
Sorry folks, I'm not sure where to put this, but we've got a prayer request.
My 20 year old son has been in the hospital for the last few days. They didn't know what has started all of this, but he had a heart attack last night.
Right now, we're waiting for tests to come back and I'm scared out of my mind. He's just too young for this.
Fervent prayers for your son and for you and your family. Prayers that he is healed completely. Prayers for you as you worry and try to Let Go and Let God.
Prayers..God bless.
Prayers sent. My son is not much younger....
Wow, Prayers up!
Prayers for your son and you.
Heavy exercise (bike riding and mountain climbing) causing dehydration, followed by an 8 hour sitting session in an office chair, followed by three beers (causing more dehydration) then bed.
Stagnation + dehydration = blood clots = heart attack
To top it off, athletes have a lower-than-average resting heart rate, that can cut back on circulation and increase the risk.
(I’m just passing on information because I’m angry that NOBODY ever told me that these were risk factors)
Very sorry to hear this. I have a 20-year-old son, too. I’ll be praying for your son.
Fwiw, telling a 20-year-old that something is a bad idea doesn’t do much good ...
Prayers for your son’s health and healing and for your coping.
May God grant your son a full recovery and excellent health all his days, in the Holy Name of Jesus, I humbly pray.
Healing prayers for your dear son, Marie. May God guide his medical provideers and give you comfort and strength.
Sending prayers for you and your son. Priority is get a good doctor which is very difficult today thanks to Zero.
Prayers for your son.
Prayers for your son and you .
Praying now for your son, and whatever the cause, that his heart will be made stable and strong. Lifting you up also. May the Lord grant peace to you as your son goes through the necessary testing. Please keep us posted.
Praying for your son Marie, and for God’s healing touch on his life.
God bless and keep you and family. Prayers up.y
Update for the list:
He has pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) and pericarditis (inflammation of the sack around the heart muscle).
Now they’re saying that he didn’t have a ‘heart attack’ but he had a ‘cardiac event’.
The difference is this. A ‘heart attack’ means that the blood vessles feeding the heart were blocked. A ‘cardiac event’ means that the heart is struggling and was damaged, but it’s not because of the blood vessels that feed the heart.
To a civilian, that’s not a big difference. It looks and feels all the same and the end result can be the same. Cardiac enzymes are elevated because the heart is damaged and in distress.
Apparently, it’s a huge difference the the medicals.
They still don’t know why.
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