Stan Gurney: Thursday June 6 update

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Thursday June 6 update

Well we just continue to "hurry and wait" as the nurses say. Surgery to close up his chest didn't happen yesterday. Planning on today sometime after 1:00.. OR has been backed up but we know it will be today! Dad has tried to wake up a little more since yesterday which is good news, it helps us to know he is still in there but the the doctors don't want him to wake up too much with his chest chest still open. They have given him more sedatives to keep him asleep till they take him in for surgery. The nurse this morning said he had a good night. He was a little more alert, opened his eyes when she said his name.

Love you dad, keep hangin in there :)

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Annie CampbellJune 6, 2013 at 8:23 AM
This is great! Thanks for the update Rachael! Your dad is such a fighter!
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JulieJune 6, 2013 at 8:53 AM
Praying for your dad! I hope he pulls through this with flying colors. Love you guys!
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AndreaJune 6, 2013 at 10:23 AM
That is awesome! We're continuing to pray for him and your family. Thank you for the updates!
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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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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Thursday June 6 update

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