Lots of Prayers needed PLEASE....
One of very best friends has had a heart problem from birth. The doctors had said that she wouldn't live past the age of three. She is now 43...so they were wrong. Anyway, the past month, she has been sick with a cold, asthma, bronchitis and she was in the hospital right before Christmas but got better and went home. Last week she had a severe coughing fit and was spitting up blood. Long story short, she wound up being rushed to the hospital and was in CCU. Her oxygen levels in her blood are extrmely low and after test after test, the outcome is that she needs a heart and lung transplant. She was transferred to Mt. Siani in Manhatten yesterday to undergo extensive testing to see where she would be placed on the donor waiting list.
I have seen my friend go through so much with this illness, but it has never been this bad. I wish I could just take it all away from her. I am asking that you keep her in your prayers. I will keep you posted on the decision for the transplant, but the dr's are saying that this is a HUGE risk for her and that the survival rate is at only 40% because she needs two major organs replaced. I have been with her everynight at the hospital, but it is not as easy for me to get to her now that she is in the city. I feel so guilty for that. She does have a good support system between her Dh and mom and siblings, but I am feeling like I should do more.
I am sorry this is so long, but I am so very sad about this whole thing. I can't imagine what she is feeling on the inside. When I left the other night, she was crying and she said to me...I'll be back...I just broke down and said I know you will....
Thank you for listening...
Nancy![]()
I have seen my friend go through so much with this illness, but it has never been this bad. I wish I could just take it all away from her. I am asking that you keep her in your prayers. I will keep you posted on the decision for the transplant, but the dr's are saying that this is a HUGE risk for her and that the survival rate is at only 40% because she needs two major organs replaced. I have been with her everynight at the hospital, but it is not as easy for me to get to her now that she is in the city. I feel so guilty for that. She does have a good support system between her Dh and mom and siblings, but I am feeling like I should do more.
I am sorry this is so long, but I am so very sad about this whole thing. I can't imagine what she is feeling on the inside. When I left the other night, she was crying and she said to me...I'll be back...I just broke down and said I know you will....
Thank you for listening...
Nancy
