ValleyRD Mailing List: Fw: Greg Johnson

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

 From: B. J. JOHNSON [mailto:bjjoetta [at] gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 2:37 PM
Subject: Greg Johnson

B. J & I and our family appreciate all the prayers and kind words of support that have been sent back. This family has seen and knows the power of prayer.

 

Update on Greg.

Greg was moved from intermediate ICU yesterday to room 609 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston, Texas.

On Sunday, October 3rd, when he first entered the hospital they repaired his aorta valve and stitched up a laceration across his knee with twenty-five stitches. The kneecap was not injured. He was unconscious or in a twilight state from Sunday to Thursday when they operated on his abdomen. The surgeon left his abdomen open with a sponge inserted for absorption after cleaning the interior. After four days they removed the sponge and sewed him up even though the spleen and liver had lacerations. Part of his intestine was dead and had a hole that was sutured. The surgeon said all that would heal itself. He also has a number of broken ribs.

His inter left thigh had a huge hole that had to be repaired. They removed the infection and inserted a sponge that had to be change twice, every other day. A skin graft will be done tomorrow on the inter leg hole if all the infection is gone. Then, a great deal of physical therapy will be needed as he was in bed for fourteen days and has lost a lot of muscle and is now moving with the aid of a walker.

He has come a long way and need the prayers to keep coming for him and his family of a wife, three children and one grandchild. A younger sister and brother who are very close in their relationship.

Thanks again for your efforts.

Joetta & B J

 

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B J Johnson

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bjjoetta [at] gmail.com