Anonymous

Update on Charlie R. I'm with Charlie. He's quite a sight with all the tubes but I am so thankful for the care he is getting here. I was able to catch Dr Stell in the hallway. He says Charlie is making good progress and they are pleased with where he is. It's just a lot to take in! He confirmed trach is happening at 11am.

Some prayer requests...

That Charlie continues moving twd healing.

That God protects him from infections and bleeding.

That his heart rate calms and all other vitals continue to improve.

That his emotional state will be strong especially as they try to wake him.

That Faith will be strong as she has been.

That Charlie will defy all the odds and physical healing will happen to him more rapidly than anyone expected.

That God will be glorified and we will all be a great testimony to his faithfulness and grace through all this.

-Rusty

Received: August 25, 2021

KB

Pray for my Friend Thelma ,Her sister Lynn who has cancer and needs God’s healing

Received: August 24, 2021

Joyce Rasztawicki

In need of prayer for Stan Rasztawicki because he needs a pacemaker asap. Waiting for the insurance to give the ok!!!Dictors hands are tied till then. He has a pulse of 35 at times and other times 65 . At this point we never know when and where he can pass out. Been having BP issues for months now but found his left and right bundel branches are not in sequence. Finally we have the answer but proceure is on hold

Received: August 24, 2021

Joyce Rasztawicki

He's being put on ecmo now. It's about a 45 min procedure and a little delicate to say the least. Please pray it goes smoothly.

Dr. Stell is now Charlie's doctor. He is the head icu doc at centennial hospital. He came to oversee the ecmo connection and transfer and spoke to me beforehand to explain what is happening.

The ecmo machine takes the blood out of the body, filters the blood and adds oxygen and takes out carbon dioxide, then sends it back to the body. So there are two large catheter type tubes taking and replacing the blood. There is risk of infection but they work hard to be clean and monitor closely and treat with antibiotics if necessary. There are other risks but they manage closely.

He explained the average time on the ecmo machine is about six weeks. The shortest successful he's seen is about three weeks. And they had one patient successfully off the ecmo after well over 100 days. Six weeks average.

He explained they will begin tomorrow seeing if they can wake him. They would actually like him to be awake during these days. If he is in too much pain or agitated they will sedate him and work to slowly get to a place they can wake him. They will in the next couple of days insert what I think they call a tracheotomy. Breathing tube in his throat. He used a similar but slightly different word but you get the idea. He said patients heal from it just fine and it is definitely preferable to a breathing tube in your mouth. That will prob happen tomorrow.

One other very sobering thing. He said there is about a 40 percent mortality rate with people Charlie's age on ecmo. That means he has about a 60 percent chance of success. I was certainly hoping for much higher than that. But he assured me this was definitely his highest chance for success. So we are in for a long journey of prayer and waiting. But I am very thankful to be where we are. Thank you for your prayers.

Received: August 23, 2021

Anonymous

Pls pray for test results to b negative .. ty ️

Received: August 23, 2021