Posted on 11/15/2002 12:32:57 AM PST by kayak
Late Thursday night Freeper WVNan posted a request for prayers for her husband. In her own words .....
"He had some sort of heart attack about 7 this evening. He couldn't breathe and I was so scared I'd lose him before I could get him to the hospital. God provided me a cop just around the corner. He was writing a ticket for some guy. I pulled in behind him and asked for his help. He didn't miss a beat. He helped me get hubby in the back of his squad car and he took off. I bet he had him at the hospital in 3 minutes flat and he had called ahead so they were ready for him. By the time I got there they already had him hooked up. Fluid build up around his heart. They have him drained down and stabilized. I'm hoping to get him to a good heart hospital tomorrow. On top of that, my daughter-in-law called me while I was in ICU to tell me that hubby's 93 year old uncle had a stroke and is in another hospital across the river. Talk about a bad night. Thanks for prayers for both of them. Uncle's time is probably about up, but my beloved husband has to get well. He's half of who I am."
*hugs*
In a long nutshell: Jack spent Thursday night in ICU here in town. They are not equipped for heart surgery, but they stablized him and watched him. Yesterday the EMS took him to Ohio Univ. Hospital. They did a cath. right away. What they found is that this is his third heart attack. He is not a candidate for by-pass or balloon because the arteries that are clogged are too small. His heart is enlarged and weakened. What he suffered Thurs night was congestive heart failure. They will treat him with meds and a heart rehab program. He will have to carry the Nitro pills from now on. If he behaves himself he may live some more years. I seriously doubt he will behave though. He's a blazing type A and a former Marine. YOU tell him what he can't do.
We called his aunt from Columbus this morning and we could hear Uncle raising heck in the background because they were giving him a bath. "I don't need no d**m bath!" So I think he's probably going to be around for a while yet too.
So, once again, your prayers have brought miracles. I wish I could reach out and (((HUG))) each one of you. I felt pretty calm after the Lord provided the cop. I prayed all the way to the hospital, and felt that Jack was going to be alright. He was giving the staff at OSU Hospital a hard time when we left today. I've come home to get a night's sleep and a BATH. I plan to drive back up in the morning. Maybe I can bring him home Monday. God bless you all. Nan
We will continue praying for a complete recovery and a LONG life!!
Tell Jack that I love him (he'll know what I mean by that, as a brother in Christ!), and that I want him to be up and bein' feisty the next time I get down there to see you!
Be well, my friend! Get some rest, and feel the PEACE that passes understanding, through Jesus Christ, our LORD!
Thanks, Kay, for the ping!! I've been waiting anxiously to hear!
Update on Uncle John: (93 years old)Uncle is now home from the hospital (much to the delight of the hospital staff). They sent him home last Sunday. He misbehaved terribly while in the hospital and really gave them a hard time. His first expierience receiving an MRI left him with some feelings he had not experienced. He thought (called) it a casket. They left him in it for an hour(he claims) and finally removed him when he threatened to 'tear the thing apart'! He told them on several occasions, "I am going home, and you are not going to stop me!" They had an IV placed in his arm; an oxygen tube in his nose; and, when they installed a cathater,..that did the trick. They did not leave it in very long. A doctor walked by his door and Uncle told his wife, "You run and catch that man and tell him "I'm going home!" Of course, by the time she got to the hallway the doctor was out of sight so that gave him another excuse to complain. He told the staff, "I'm going home. I can't afford to stay in your damned expensive hotel..!" When the neurologist finally came to examine him, he told Aunt Kathleen, "At his age, I'm not going to try and do anything for him. I'll just let him go home.." (Success through perseverence.) Uncle is now at home. I talked with Aunt Kathleen this morning and he is doing pretty well. He won't use that damned walker. He moves it aside and goes for his cane. Uncle John is a 'classic'. He is a very basic man,.. very independent,.. and proud. He will be sorely missed when he does pass away, but when that happens, he will have done it HIS way. Thanks again, Jack.
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