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Brendalu

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #30 on: November 24, 2009, 03:03:31 pm »
Update on Chris...he was in surgery about 11 hours.  His vitals stayed stable and he is in a medically induced coma to insure his vitals stay stable.  He has had movement on his right side and they will try to bring him around this evening.  So far, so good.  Your prayers are amazing!
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CHD63

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #31 on: November 25, 2009, 07:24:31 am »
Brenda .....

That is indeed good news!  Prayers continue .....

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #32 on: November 25, 2009, 08:20:21 am »
My prayers are with you and before you know it this year will be over and hope the next will be better...
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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #33 on: November 25, 2009, 12:09:54 pm »
Update on Chris..................so far he is out of the coma, his right side is paralyzed and he cannot speak.  He is left handed so he is able to write a little of how he is feeling and what he needs.  Prayers have been answered and we all continue praying for a full or complete recovery.  Sheryl wanted me to thank all of you for all of your prayers, good wishes and good thoughts.  She said she has never felt so much love and prayer in her life and she so appreciates it as do all of us.  We hope y'all have the most Blessed Thanksgiving ever.

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #34 on: November 25, 2009, 01:28:03 pm »
I wish the news had been a little better, but I'm glad there is hope for more recovery. I'm also glad he has use of his writing side.

Will keep them in my prayers.

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #35 on: November 25, 2009, 01:51:49 pm »
Brenda,

Thanks for the update on Chris.  I'm glad to see that he made it through the surgery okay.  I'll continue to pray for a full recovery with no complications.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours,
Wendy
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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #36 on: November 25, 2009, 02:58:10 pm »
Sending Prayers n thoghts your way from N.H.All the best to you n your family on Thanksgiving.
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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #37 on: November 25, 2009, 03:05:32 pm »
Brenda ~

Thanks for the update on Chris.  I'm sorry to learn of his partial paralysis.  I consider it a privilege to be able to offer my prayers for Chris' continued healing.  I hope you and your family also enjoy a good Thanksgiving as we all count our blessings on this most appropriate day for doing so.

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #38 on: November 27, 2009, 04:27:16 pm »
Brenda .....

Thanks for the update on Chris.  Just wanted to add so many advances are being made with aphasia these days.  I hope he is able to have good therapy and is one of the success stories on regained speech!  The brain is a marvelous organ to reassign functions to other parts so I hope and pray that is the case with Chris.

Thoughts and prayers continue ......

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #39 on: November 27, 2009, 04:52:33 pm »
Another update.  In a couple of words...the doctors lied.  Chris did have a stroke during surgery and the doctors decided not to reveal it until yesterday.  Good news is that Chris sat up for thirty minutes yesterday and was very responsive to the people around him, no movement on the right side and no speech...we continue to pray and thank all of you.
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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #40 on: November 27, 2009, 05:04:46 pm »
Brenda ~

Thanks for the update.  I'm dismayed to learn that Chris' doctors lied about his experiencing a stroke during the surgery but my prayers for his full recovery will continue.

Jim
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Brendalu

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #41 on: November 27, 2009, 05:57:05 pm »
Thanks, Jim, it makes me wonder how many doctors lie to their patients on a daily basis.  My doctors lied to me about my NF2.  I think sometimes doctors try to play God and it isn't fair to the patient or the family.  We all appreciate your prayers.
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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #42 on: November 27, 2009, 06:54:03 pm »
Quote from: Brendalu on November 27, 2009, 05:57:05 pm
I think sometimes doctors try to play God and it isn't fair to the patient or the family.  

Think it depends on the doctor.  My neurotologist has always been very straight forward with me.  Initially it scared the sh*t out of me, but despite that, I appreciated his honesty; still do.

Brendalu -

thanks for the update on Chris.  I'm sorry to hear about the stroke, but glad he came through the surgery and is responding.  I'll continue to keep him, Sheryl, and the rest of his family in my prayers.

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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #43 on: November 27, 2009, 07:07:51 pm »
Well, I would hope that the doctors determined the stroke from tests done after surgery and told him as soon as they could, but given that Kaybo and Crookedsmile each suffered strokes that their surgeons never told them about, who knows what the truth may be.

Continued prayers for his recovery.

Sara
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Re: Prayers needed
« Reply #44 on: December 02, 2009, 04:55:28 pm »
I will be praying for them.  So young...
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