by Paulette » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:48 pm
Thought you all might be interested in an update on the situation. It has been 5 weeks today since Jim's heart attack. Last week (on wednesday) they took him back into surgery to re-wire his sternum and ribs. Seems they had shifted or come loose somehow. While in there, they removed a clot behind the sternum that was pooling blood and causing him to cough up blood. Since then he has made great strides in his recovery. He is now breathing on his own and we are hopeful that they will take him off the ventilator completely and even remove the trach (or let it heal up or whatever) really soon. He was asking when he would be getting out of there and they were talking about getting him out of the bed and into a chair for a bit yesterday. I haven't seen him in about 2 weeks, so it's time for me to go back for a visit. I just can't believe he has been in the hospital for 5 weeks! And I am so thankful that he is still with us! And very thankful to all of you for all of your prayers!
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson