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Dear Brad,
Please let Andy and his sweetie and everyone know that I'm praying
for him, and I will pass this message on to everyone to ask them to pray also.
I'm praying for you and Brenda as well.
I'm praying for a complete healing.
Please keep us posted.
Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson
At 03:55 PM 4/26/2006, you wrote:
>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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