I have a prayer request. I strongly believe in the power of prayer. Chip has been having trouble with his heart. He had a valve repaired in 2001. The valve started leaking and he had to have the valve repaired again in 2004. Jenae was only a couple of weeks old when he had his 2nd surgery. Again his valve is leaking and is facing another heart surgery to repair the valve. For the past several weeks he has been going to doctors having test run on his heart. Today he went to Creighton Hospital in Omaha to meet with a heart surgeon. They were able to use a camera to video his heart. They showed that his heart is leaking a lot of blood. The surgeon is confident that he could do the surgery but does not feel that Creighton Hospital has the support that would be needed to back up the surgery if they would run into complications. We need a lot of prayers for the direction that we go from here. We want to find a surgeon and a hospital that would be able to handle the complexity of replacing a valve for a 3rd time. There are a lot of risks involved.
I will keep you posted on any updates.
Hello Whitakers,
ReplyDeleteWe really enjoy your blog spot. The children are beautiful!! We are sorry to hear about Chip, he has been a friend for over 25 years plus. He is the greatest guy!! A doctor friend of ours read your blog. He is wondering if anyone has told Marilyn & Chip about a valvue specialist at Redwood City, Calif. Dr. Vincent Gauiaini, he has done wonderous heart surgeries, and specializes in valvues. He has a great reputation!! You may want to investigate. The Mayo clinic is a great place too!! Just a suggestion!! Give Chip & Marilyn our best!!They will be in our prayers!! Paul & Barbara Lewis
Thanks for the information. You will be interested to know that the doctor Chip saw in ER a couple weeks ago recommended the same surgeon!! Thanks so much! Marilyn
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