Stan Gurney: June 1, 2013 update

Saturday, June 1, 2013

June 1, 2013 update

Heart machine is down to 3.7! Planning on trying to turn it off on Monday. Two of the blood pressure medications are completely gone, only on a minimal amount. Starting blood thinners now to make sure of no clotting, now that the bleeding has slowed. They are taking off some of the sedation also. Hoping he will wake up a bit so they can see how his brain is working.

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Derrick and MelissaJune 1, 2013 at 2:14 PM
Amazing!
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UnknownJune 1, 2013 at 2:59 PM
Glad to hear good news! :)
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UnknownJune 1, 2013 at 5:16 PM
Yay!!!
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UnknownJune 2, 2013 at 5:10 PM
I hope this is the start of a whole bunch of good news! Praying for you all.
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Wendy W.June 2, 2013 at 7:02 PM
So glad to hear of the progress. Still praying. Stan was mentioned in prayers at church today. Love you guys.
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UnknownJune 2, 2013 at 9:33 PM
My family and I are happy to here of the progress. We are fasting and praying for Stan. I have put Stan's name in the Spokane WA and Columbia River Temple's prayer rolls this week. Keep up the fight Stan!
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Stan's Story

Tuesday, May 28th, Stanley had a massive heart attack due to a 100% blockage of the main artery in his heart. He has received excellent medical care from Intermountain Medical Center.

The first night at the hospital, after placing a stent in the blocked artery, the doctors said his chances of survival were extremely slim. He had two complications: his heart was bruised and punctured by his broken sternum, caused by 50 minutes of CPR, and a section of the artery in his leg had to be replaced after being damaged by the catheter that had been placed in it. The first complication required open heart surgery, and the doctors put Stan on a heart-lung machine, allowing them to remove the pumping device they had threaded up the artery in his leg.

Stan is a fighter, and he has been blessed with many miracles. Initially, he beat the odds by making it through several surgeries. After a week of being on the heart-lung machine, Stanley had to have it removed due to a hemorrhage in his brain and due to a time limit for that type of life support. Because of the brain hemorrhage, he could no longer receive blood thinners; and without blood thinners, he could no longer be on the heart-lung machine. In what was literally a do-or-die situation, Stanley beat the odds again, as his own heart began to beat at about 35%.

Doctors and nurses continued to manage the many complex issues and ups and downs of his care, including kidney failure and intestinal bleeding. Faith and prayer have contributed to many miracles from above. At one point the doctors said his chance of survival was only 0-5%, but later they said it had risen to 45%. Now, we're quite confident that he is actually going to make it!

He was in the intensive care unit at the hospital for six weeks and then transferred to the University of Utah Physically Therapy unit and now is living with his sister. He continues to receive physically therapy and cardiac rehabilitation. Stan will continue to need physical therapy and medical care for at least the next 12 months.

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

June 1, 2013 update

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