Will's grandfather has been in the hospital. I didn't have a chance to get this prayer request out earlier. Now Pop is home, but with the diagnosis of cancer. He needs to have surgery and doesn't want to. Please pray for him and everyone else who is involved.
March 13
From Will's mother:
"Pop is going to go to his regular heart doctor on Tues morning for a stress test to make sure he can undergo the surgery. Then, after that, if all is well, they will schedule it. Please keep praying. Thanks! In Him, Julie"
March 27
They put in a heart stint, and if all goes well, the next step is surgery.
April 14
I was wrong. The stint will be put in on Tuesday.
April 20
He went in to get the stint and didn't need it. Praise the Lord!
May 10
The surgery will be May 19.
May 31
Pop came through the surgery well and is being moved to another place for physical therapy.
June 21
Again, from Will's Mom:
"The latest on Pop is that they are stepping up the physical and occupational therapy. But, his 20 days of medicare covered therapy ends on Sat. He is no where near being able to do for himself. We have a 'care plan' mtg scheduled for next Tues, June 27th to see where to go from there. (My thought is to continue therapy as long as he continues to progress with an eye on getting him home, of course!) Mediccare and AARP will over days 21 - 100. Hopefully, he will be home long before the end of that! His doctor said three or four more weeks of rehab would not be unusual for someone his age. I think Grandma thought he was going to be back to his old self in a couple of weeks, so she has been somewhat discouraged. Keep them and the rest of us in your prayers. This may end up with 'in home' care needed from all of us!"
