Heart Attack & Many Miracles!

I am posting this for all of you who know my sister Patti and her husband Kevin --

Yesterday my brother-in-law in Tucson, Kevin, had a miracle...not one mind you, but many! Kevin does not enjoy getting out of bed. The Lord must have moved him, because he got to work at 7:00 a.m. yesterday! As he walked into the lobby of work he had a massive heart attack and fell lacerating his head as he went down. The medic team on staff at his work was there in seconds (another miracle). They were on him with CPR, etc... so he had no oxygen loss to the brain. As he was being airvaced via helicopter he started to code again and they diverted from UMC (U of A hospital) to the one 2 miles away in Oro Valley.

Patti was in Utah for spring break meeting Lisa's newest baby when Kevin's work called Patti. Ashley and Nathan had gone on up to Pocatello ID to be with Grandparents for a week. Wow! Things kicked into gear. The folks in Idaho were on their way to Lisa's in SLC with kids so they could drive Patti's van back to Tucson. Patti was on a plane by early afternoon. I hear someone at the airport when they heard why Patti had to be on the plane gave up their seat for her. Another blessed miracle with a packed plane!

In the meantime, my Mom was headed to Tucson. Patti's neighbor Julie was a huge blessing from waking Michelle (asleep at home) to helping mom retrieve Kevin's car from work, etc. She is a cardiac nurse and could translate lingo for Mom.

Bishop Smith and Bro. Rorden (Patti & Kevin's home teacher) gave him a blessing at the hospital.

When the doctors realized Kevin's head wound was still oozing blood, they backed him off the blood thinners, which caused a 3rd heart attack. As they had to intebate (sp?) Kevin he fought them and tried pulling out tubes. The doctors then put him into a medical induced coma. At least they know no neurological damage! Another miracle! Julie was able to pick Patti up at the airport and take her straight to the hospital.

This morning he is doing well, breathing well, oxygen levels great. At noon they are weaning the balloon pump from helping his heart. It is inside his chest placed in an aorta, and maybe tomorrow letting him out of the coma.

Ashley & Nathan and grandparents stayed at Steven's home last night in Vegas. They will arrive this afternoon.

What a miracle modern medicine is. It is so obvious that Kevin was in the Lord's hands for everything to work the way it has. I am so thankful for the invention of cell phones, text messaging, emails, etc... that we used to communicate with all the family and friends. Running a phone command center is exhausting...but can you imagine the worry of what was happening without airplanes, phones, etc??? I am truly thankful!

Patti told me this morning that either Saturday or Sunday (depending on how he is doing) he will leave ICU and move into the Cardiac Unit. His color is very good this morning!