Different Direction?  Update on prayer request.



     As learned yesterday night, Grandpa will not be getting a pace maker or surgery.  The tests they have run show that the arteries are not blocked in any way. 

     The only thing we are worried about now is a small blood spot on his brain.  Originally we thought it occurred when he had fallen, but now there is suspicion that the blood on the brain caused the heart incident. 

     Beings that nothing is wrong now and his heart is behaving normally, we think they will release him today after lunch.

     Please keep him in your prayers still, though.  I'll let you know if anything else comes up or if all goes as planned.

     Thank you for all of your prayers - they really are appreciated!

God Bless,

Chloe M. 

***Just heard - they ordered a MRI and are hoping to get results tonight. ***


 

UPDATE ON PRAYERS






     Quick update on some new information we got this morning.  The doctor thinks that Grandpa had an Adams-Stokes attack last night. 

     An Adams-Stokes attack consists of the heart dropping down to low beats per minute, and the lack of blood often causes fainting.  It can leave the patient feeling clammy, and forgetful of the situation.  Because the heart beat is irregular, and it can (and did) result in a heart block.  Grandpa's heart block is small enough that the doctors don't think it'll be an issue. 

     Here is what we have found out about Adams-Stokes:

There is collapse, usually without warning.

Loss of consciousness is usually between about 10 and 30 seconds.

Pallor, followed by flushing on recovery, can be reported.

Some seizure-like activity sometimes occurs if the attack is prolonged.  (this didn't occur in Grandpa)

If anyone manages to check the pulse during an episode, it will be slow, usually less than 40 beats per minute.

Typically, complete (third-degree) heart block is seen on the ECG during an attack but other ECG abnormalities such as tachy-brady syndrome have been reported

They are not posture-related.

     Adams-Stokes is usually experienced by older males who take medication for cholestreral or blood pressure (both of which Grandpa takes) and is easily treated with a pace-maker.

     We think they'll take him in for pace-maker surgery today, and I'll definatly keep all updated on the results of the surgery.

     I can't thank you all enough for your prayers.
God Bless!
Chloe M.   

UPDATE ON PRAYER REQUEST




  
     We have been texting back and forth with Mom, who is still at the hospital with Dad, Grandma and Grandpa.  She has told us that the doctor thinks all Grandpa will need is a pace maker and recovery time.  The surgery will probably be tomorrow. 

     He is suffering slight amnesia due to the fall.  He can't remember exactly what happened, but other than that he seems to be doing fine.

     Please keep us all in your prayers still.  I'll update the blog if we hear anything else - and tell you the results of tomorrows surgery.

     Thank you so much for all your prayers!  God bless you all.
Chloe M. 

PRAYER REQUEST

Just got news from my Grandma - when she got home from work tonight, Grandpa was passed out on the floor.  She called 911, and they came and saw his heart beat was at 50 bpm, and that his limbs were cold.  They were able to get him to talk.   They loaded him up on the ambulance and are taking him to the hospital right now.

PLEASE PRAY. 

I'll keep you updated. 

He can take your broken heart and put it all together.





     If you reflected on your life, I'm sure there are a lot of happy times.  New siblings, great test scores, college acceptance letters, first day on a great job, new pets, and weddings.  I'm sure there are also some bad times.  Deaths in the family, physical injuries, not getting on the team, being teased by someone you love, and sins you regret.

 If you put them all in one pile, there you have the story of your life.  Bad parts and good parts alike, they have formed and made and shaped you.  In the words of Cotton, they are the "fabric of our lives."  And what can

with this pile?  Sometimes it seems impossible to sort out and other times it seems like it is going to engulf us.  Yet God can work miracles out of our messes (thank goodness!)  All we have to do is give the pile over to him.

     Our kid's devotional tonight was saying that our lives are like one big quilt.  God puts together this quilt based on our life.  Everyone sins and everyone makes mistakes, but if we give God everything, He can make a beautiful quilt using all the fabric we give Him. 

     The material we give Him might not be the ideal material for what He had planned the quilt to look like.  Yet nothing is impossible for God! 

     This advent, don't let the season pass with the guilt of bad fabric on your conscience.  Make a point to go to confession and be free of the sin on your soul so that you can celebrate Christmas with the true joy of the knowledge that your soul is as white as the snow outside.

     God bless you all!

Chloe M.