Friday afternoon greetings....
I just received a call from Chris. He wanted to touch bases with the latest on Heath's condition. The doctors have begun their attempts to wean Heath off of the heart/lung machine. Upon Chris's call, he had been off of the machine one hour with good results. The procedure to place the permanent wire/pacemaker device went very smoothly. Heath is officially on the transplant list. They are now faced with the reality that Heath will likely remain in the hospital until he receives his transplant.
As you can imagine, the stresses are many. One stress that is growing is the financial stress. The Tuttles are meeting with some financial advisors on Monday of next week to try to establish a fund that helps them deal with the short and long term expenses of this difficult ordeal. Of course as Presbyterians, they want to proceed "decently and in order". So, for those of you who continue to ask, "How can we help?", this might be the answer. They hope to know more next week. As you can imagine, this decision is one of many difficult ones for Chris and Carrie but one made after facing yet another difficulty reality of the costs of Heath's care and the daily "hospital living" for the family.
During this Advent season, we are learning the very real anguish of waiting...
Blessings, Sarah Beth
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2 comments:
Thank you for these updates! What a great gift to all of us who love and pray for all the Tuttles.
Dottie Metropol
As always, thank you Sarah for the updates. They keep those of us who care and love the Tuttles in the loop and help us direct our prayers. You are a blessing for their family. Thank you. Continue to send our prayers to the Tuttles!
God bless!
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