Prayers

Are needed. My Uncle Harold went to the hospital a couple days because he had a heart attack. They had trouble stabilizing him and things are not looking so well. His kidneys weren't really functioning (he is diabetic and has kidney failure prior to the heart attack), bladder not working, filling with fluids. And because of all the health issues, it created an almost standstill. His oxygen levels were low and wouldn't stabilize. He suffered a major heart attack last night, they have him on complete life support, put in a stent and did a heart cath. They also started dialysis. For now, he is stable and I hope and pray that he continues to improve. However, the realist in me knows that nothing short of a miracle from God will work. The hospital has told the family that they are doing all they can. With God, all things are possible. But, science/medicine is limited in its ability.

With my dad and Uncle Ken (the Ken from dad's side of family) were able to be in the room when Uncle Harold was saved. That happened yesterday. Right now the hospital had said only his wife could go in the room. She argued that his daughters have to be able to see him. So, they agreed to let them go in for 10 mins on the hour and rotate. It rather frustrates me that they make these stipulations in a situation like this. He is on full life-support, in a medical-induced coma, and so the stimulation of having his grown daughters at his bedside together should not create a problem. Right now, he is being sustained by machine, not on his own. Machines do not register emotion. However, if it ends up being that he doesn't pull through this, having this time to be at his side will mean something and can help provide closure, should it come to that. Yesterday when they were trying to stabilize him, I understood the need to limit/control visits. It just doesn't seem it should be such an issue today.

WEll, I am at my internship and need to get productive. Please keep my uncle and the family in your thoughts and prayers.