Sunday Evening Update

We had a rough time today. I am going to try to explain what all has happened but let me know if you have any questions. My mom called around 6 this morning and was told that the night was ok but not great. By the time her and Dan had gotten there by 8:30 things had gone south. They were informed of the heart murmur and were told that the head cardiologist was coming to see him. When they saw my dad they noticed that he was not breathing very well. They tried to do an EKG but that was unsuccessful. The abdominal area had pushed so far up that they could not get a reading on the lungs or the heart. The cardiologist came by and told us that they think the main valve is leaking. They can not confirm how bad this is because they would have to go down his throat to look at the back of his heart. This procedure was much to dangerous in the condition he is in. Plus they would not be able to do the surgery if there is a problem. So that Dr left. My mother was in the room with my dad and he began to crash. The nurses ran in and stabilized him. They had the Surgeon come back to put him on a ventilator. We were told to go and wait in the waiting room while they tried to stabilize him on the ventilator. The surgeon came out about an hour and half later. He informed us that they are now able to do the procedure to look at the back of his heart. He is also not having to put energy into breathing so he can fight the infection that they are trying to find. They have brought a infectious disease specialist in to try and help them find the correct antibiotic to kill the infection. The kidneys had also slowed down this morning. The nurse thought that was much better this evening too. We will do dialysis in the morning and they will take off more liquid. The kidney dr thinks he will probably go to dialysis everyday for awhile.

Ok I know that was a lot of information. God is good. My mom and I were talking earlier that we are both completely at peace with this. God has brought the correct people at the correct time today. Someone was at the hospital when he crashed. She was such a comfort and was able to come help with the babies so that we were not worried about them. We also had a couple show up that were such a blessing in comforting us about the ventilator. We also had a couple that the man works with my dad. They were an incredible encouragement to us. God is so good at providing just what we need when we need it.

Thanks for the prayers!!! Please keep praying!!!