Last night, Stephen's father collapsed at a family cookout. He was rushed in for emergency neurosurgery and is in critical condition in Beth Israel hospital in Boston. He has bleeding on the brain and is in a coma.
Please pray as the next 48 hours are critical.
We recently meet with the doctors and the good news my father is stable, breathing mostly on his own, and the doctors believe that he will continue to remain in that state indefinitely. However, they fear that the portions of his brain that control motor functions, eye functions, and his arousal functions were irreversibly damaged by the bleeding and several small strokes. Which potentially means that he may not be able to wake up from his coma and even if he does there is a chance that he may be blind and/or immobile. We are all trying to be patient as we wait and pray. There will be an update from the doctors tomorrow, so I will post more information after that meeting.
for now, please continue to pray that the damage to his brain is not irreversible and pray for my family as we face this very difficult situation.
Monday, July 21, 2008
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Hey guys, we're grieving with you and joined with you in prayer. I know it's a tough time for you right now. My prayer is that God will give you the strength to trust in him even in this darkest time. I don't always know why God allows bad stuff like this to happen and it totally sucks, but I pray that he'll see you through.
We are praying for your dad and family.
tinie and i are praying for you guys. we grieve for and empathize with you in your loss.
paul and kristine
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