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Received this email regarding a fellow Swifty. Pray that all goes well.
I thought I should let you and the guys know John had a heart attack today 2
December. He's at Hays Medical Center and will undergo a catheterization at
09:00 tomorrow. If there is minimal damage to the heart, they will wait
until Monday before they do anything else. If not, they will take whatever
measures needed right away tomorrow. I'll update you tomorrow and let you
know what room they have assigned him to and how you can contact him if you
wish. He's doing ok right now and it was not severe enough to incapacitate
him. He caught it in time.
Hang in there John. Had my wake-up call on the 1st of Aug. 3 days in the hospital and 3 stents in the heart and back to work the next week. Ain't modern medicine a beautiful gift from God.
Just to update, John will undergo a triple bypass on Monday morning. They expect him to be ICU for 24-48 hours and he will then be reassigned to a room on the heart wing. If all goes well, he may get to go home next week or perhaps as early as next weekend.
I'll pass along the hug , the well wishes and prayers.