Update on Ron

Today is day 6 post transplant for Ron. We continue to some improvement in Ron's condition a little bit at a time. His last echo which was done yesterday showed about 5% improvement in his heart function. His blood pressure is doing well and all his other stats. His heart rate has come down some ...he seems to be staying in the 114-120 range....far better than 130-140. The doctors are continuing with his plasma treatment to remove the antibodies that are rejecting his heart. He will have his last treatment on Sunday. They also continue to give him dialysis treatment to help out his new kidney. It has been affected by all of this as well. It has not had much output so the dialysis is doing what it would normally do. The doctors are hopeful once they get the heart situation under control, the kidney will recover. They are planning to remove the chest tubes today and start to bring him out of sedation. Once this is done they will try to weane him off the ventilator. For now...we take it day by day and give it to God, who is all mighty...all loving and never leaves us. We are thankful for our prayer warriors...you are all awesome....we are blessed to be a part of our Palm Valley Church family. I will continue to add to our blog as more updates come. I find an amazing calm come over me when I focus on our Lord and know that his plan is the perfect plan...until next time...Mary Webb