He is in my prayers!
Sorry FR. Already posted.
Prayers for MY Senator!!! Get well soon Senator Kirk!!!
Prayers for his rapid recovery.
God Bless him...I pray that he does not die without Christ! I pray that he survives and is able to live to invite Jesus into his heart, re evaluate his stance on killing God`s unborn children, gay marriage etc.
God Be merciful to us sinners! God Bless and save Mark
Hope the best for him. Here is some information on this, it may not be as bad as it sounds. Serious though:
Mortality/Morbidity
Spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection has a reported mortality rate of less than 5%, although the morbidity and mortality of internal carotid artery dissection due to blunt trauma may be much higher.
Morbidity from carotid artery dissection varies in severity from transient focal deficits to permanent cerebral or retinal ischemic injury, and even death in the setting of trauma.
Over half of patients with spontaneous carotid artery dissection develop stroke,[1] although this may be delayed by hours or days.
Rates of delayed stroke due to blunt-traumatic causes of carotid artery injury range from 3% in grade I injuries to 44% in grade IV injuries.[2]
In the setting of blunt trauma, 37-58% of patients have permanent neurologic deficit on discharge,[6] although early use of antithrombotic therapy has essentially eliminated ischemic events in asymptomatic patients with carotid artery dissection.[4, 7]
As in other causes of stroke in young adults, the functional outcome is generally good, and recurrence of cerebral ischemia and carotid artery dissection is rare.[5]
Prayers.