Brad,
Both posts made it...let us know how things are going brother!
god bless.
Mark
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From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:55 PM
Subject: Urgent prayer please


> My nephew has been in a serious car accident. He rolled his Blazer and was 
> thrown from the vehicle. He is in St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay with 
> life threatening head injuries. I'll spare the detail but they said it is 
> the worst they've seen there. This happened Monday around 3:00 CDT, they 
> Flight For Lifed him to Green Bay Wisconsin and it all happened in great 
> timing and as bad as the accident was, it could have not went better for 
> getting him to the hospital via helicopter. They didn't expect him to live 
> through the night and because of diligent prayer  and a faithful God, he 
> has hung in there, managed to lightly squeeze his fingers to a couple of 
> loved ones, and has managed to have no need for the pressure monitor on 
> his head. They are putting a feeding tube in him today which normally they 
> do not due for 7 to 10 days in some in his case and so he is ahead of 
> schedule there. His temp is normal and scans look as good as can be 
> expected. The doctors prepared the family for the worst having relatives 
> flown in or otherwise traveling back home. They are now enthusiastic about 
> a recovery. I say quote, a recovery, because they do not know the damage 
> done yet. He has major major head trauma with a shattered skull and yet 
> road gravel and etc. in his skull and brain. Sorry about the detail there 
> but that is the seriousness of it all. Please pray. He  is 28 years old, 
> has a little one only a year old who recently undergone brain surgery 
> himself for a skull not expanding for brain growth, but doing very well. 
> His fiance is beside herself of course. His name is Andy. I'm on the road 
> so won't be able to reply until I get back home. We started out last 
> Friday heading for a business meetings, then off to Milwaukee for a 
> funeral for my uncle who just passed away, and then got an email from my 
> nephew as they didn't have my cell phone number. We missed out on the 
> funeral to be with family and Andy during this critical time. We are 
> staying yet one night here and then returning home as many family and 
> friends are here  now and we can preserve our time resources in case we 
> are needed in the weeks to come. If he makes it through he will require 10 
> to 20 more surgeries to rebuild his skull and who knows the rehabilitation 
> needs. He will be in the hospital for a long time to come provided he 
> indeed manages out of the critical stages here. He is unconscious per 
> medicines to keeps him calm and let the body begin it's healing and 
> stabilization which is doing just that. Thanks for your prayers.
>
> Brad
>
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