Our daughter called and Larry, her father-in-law, has had a miraculous open heart surgery where 6 bypasses were completed. He weaned off the heart-lung machine without complication and his heart began beating well. It was performed in 4 hours and 20 minutes, much less time than they had anticipated.
They had just been able to see him for the first time and our daughter (the cardiac nurse) said that everything looked perfect - pressures, no drainage, did not require a blood transfusion - we serve a Mighty God - able to intervene and guide the hands of surgeons faced with difficult assignments.
Larry is in ICU and remains on a ventilator (standard procedure). The doctors will attempt to take him off the ventilator later this afternoon/evening - please pray that his lungs begin working just as well as his heart did as it was weaned from its mechanical assistance.
Continued prayers are requested for no infections or complications, a swift recovery, strength for his caregivers, and a return to health for him.
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