Megan and Trevor had just left mom at the hospital with dad. Then the alerts turned on, Dad's blood pressure was critically low. The nurse asked mom if she was sure she wanted to be there cause dad was "dying." Dad had a room full of doctors and nurses running around trying to figure out what to do. They were giving him blood "two more units, three more units..."
The took him into emergency surgery to stop the internal blood loss. Meanwhile all the siblings, but Matt in Idaho, rushed to the hospital to be together in case he didn't make it. As the waiting went on we started to assume that we might get good news. We got it. Dr Belnap came back from surgery and told us they were able to stop the bleeding and stabilize him. He is still in very critical condition and the are watching him very carefully. As I write this, I am watching the nurse give him more blood, drain bags, work on the machines, take his temperature (his body temp is very low). He is requiring constant attention.
He will have more procedures over the coming days. The main concern is bleeding. He is on blood thinners which protect from clotting but are causing internal bleeding. He's already had two blood clots removed from his portal vein near his liver.
He is stable and looks very comfortable. His organs, including lungs, need to improve function before they can take him off sedation and the ventilator.
We all are eager for him to wake so we can talk to him again and hope it will be soon.
Thanks for your continued prayers as we really need them right now.
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