Prayers, please UPDATE - The Firearms Forum

armedandsafe · 03-10-2009, 11:44 PM

FirstInLine's father is in serious condition. He has a long standing heart problem and has been on a pacemaker for quite a few years. A couple of days ago, it started acting up and he finally got bad enough that he consented to going to the hospital. Heart problems, pacemaker flakey, kidney failure and such in a 90ish old hard worked body.

They needed to transport him from the little town in which they live to Las Vegas (85 mi,) but weren't sure he would last the trip. We got word this afternoon that he is now checked into SouthWest Hospital in Vegas and things are looking a litle better. Still no schedule for surgery and one not expected for a day or two.

FirstInLine is flying down tomorrow to meet up with her sister and take up vigil with their mother.

Prayers for Ed would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Pops

artabr · 03-10-2009, 11:54 PM

Prayers sent Pops.

Art

1shot1k · 03-11-2009, 12:27 AM

Just said short message for Family and poor gentleman.

Would hope for comfort and peace for him and family.

The (renal) failure sure sounds bad for the ordeal.....
hope for comfort.

SaddleSarge · 03-11-2009, 12:46 AM

My prayers are with all of them.

glocknut · 03-11-2009, 01:04 AM

Prayer sent Pops. May God be with you and your family!!!!!!!!

mike
gn

Vladimir · 03-11-2009, 02:24 AM

Prayers sent!

358 winchester · 03-11-2009, 05:02 AM

Our prayers are with you & the family
Ron & Carla

TranterUK · 03-11-2009, 05:14 AM

Thoughts and prayers from this side of the pond also.

Lori Mick · 03-11-2009, 05:31 AM

Prayers sent for Ed and his family.
Lori

rosierita · 03-11-2009, 07:01 AM

prayer sent pops. please keep us updated as you can.

ysacres · 03-11-2009, 08:21 AM

prayer sent A&S

durk · 03-11-2009, 08:44 AM

Prayers sent.

jacksonco · 03-11-2009, 10:01 AM

Prayers and sympathy for the family is on its way.

Popgunner · 03-11-2009, 10:10 AM

You're all in my thoughts & prayers today. Glad the family is able to gather round him & support him now.

Marlin · 03-11-2009, 10:36 AM

Prayers offered up, Pops.

pickenup · 03-11-2009, 12:37 PM

Sent from here Pops.

armedandsafe · 03-11-2009, 02:14 PM

Thank you all. I put FirstInLine on the plane this morning in Spokane for her flight to Las Vegas. I'll keep you posted as I get news.

Pops

Just One Shot · 03-11-2009, 03:50 PM

Prayer sent.

May God bless you and yours in this trying time!

armedandsafe · 03-12-2009, 03:10 PM

Update: this just in.

Ed is doing quite a bit better. They have decided on no major surgery,but are sending him home in the next few days. They did install a filter to trap blood clots from getting to his heart and lungs. He asked if he would have to have his filter changed every 3000 miles.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Pops

Marlin · 03-12-2009, 04:00 PM

That's good news, Pops. How will they maintain the trap? What happens if a clot is caught? Will blood thinners do the trick

We will keep him on our prayer list.

armedandsafe · 03-12-2009, 09:28 PM

Don't have the answers to any of that. FirstInLine is down there and I'm up here. She is not the type to dig very deep into such.

He wore an implanted de-fib for about 10 years and then went to a pacemaker. He wore one out and had another go defective within a couple of months of implantation. He has now worn out this third one.

The reason the Drs have decided not to do the surgery is that his odds are very poor for that much trauma.

Pops

gdmoody · 03-12-2009, 11:42 PM

Prayers sent.

armedandsafe · 03-14-2009, 02:56 PM

Ed is looking much better. Yesterday, the Drs were still thinking of sending him home with a bushelof pain killers. This morning, they are thinking he might be strong enough by Tuesday for them to go in and remove the tumors in the bladder.

FirstInLine is returning to the homestead tomorrow.

Thank you all for your concerns and support.

Pops

pickenup · 03-14-2009, 03:54 PM

Thanks for keeping us posted.

ampaterry · 03-14-2009, 03:57 PM

Thanks for the update, pops -
I did not post it here, but have had this in prayer -

03-10-2009, 11:44 PM	#1
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Prayers, please UPDATE FirstInLine's father is in serious condition. He has a long standing heart problem and has been on a pacemaker for quite a few years. A couple of days ago, it started acting up and he finally got bad enough that he consented to going to the hospital. Heart problems, pacemaker flakey, kidney failure and such in a 90ish old hard worked body. They needed to transport him from the little town in which they live to Las Vegas (85 mi,) but weren't sure he would last the trip. We got word this afternoon that he is now checked into SouthWest Hospital in Vegas and things are looking a litle better. Still no schedule for surgery and one not expected for a day or two. FirstInLine is flying down tomorrow to meet up with her sister and take up vigil with their mother. Prayers for Ed would be appreciated. Thank you. Pops --> Last edited by armedandsafe; 03-14-2009 at 02:57 PM..

03-10-2009, 11:54 PM	#2
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Prayers, please Prayers sent Pops. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

03-11-2009, 12:27 AM	#3
1shot1k Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 904	Re: Prayers, please Just said short message for Family and poor gentleman. Would hope for comfort and peace for him and family. The (renal) failure sure sounds bad for the ordeal..... hope for comfort.

03-11-2009, 12:46 AM	#4
SaddleSarge Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,025	Re: Prayers, please My prayers are with all of them.

03-11-2009, 01:04 AM	#5
glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Re: Prayers, please Prayer sent Pops. May God be with you and your family!!!!!!!! mike gn __________________ Where O where are you tonight? Why have you gone and left me alone? I searched to world over and a thought i found true love... You met another and PTThhh you were gone....

03-11-2009, 02:24 AM	#6
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: Prayers, please Prayers sent! __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad"

03-11-2009, 05:02 AM	#7
358 winchester TFF Admin Staff Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Fl. area Posts: 7,335	Re: Prayers, please Our prayers are with you & the family Ron & Carla __________________ Administrator & Owner RangeDay.com Proud, White, Heterosexual, Gun Owning, Southern American, Christian. Any question about where I stand?

03-11-2009, 05:14 AM	#8
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: Prayers, please Thoughts and prayers from this side of the pond also. __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

03-11-2009, 05:31 AM	#9
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: Prayers, please Prayers sent for Ed and his family. Lori __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

03-11-2009, 07:01 AM	#10
rosierita Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,218	Re: Prayers, please prayer sent pops. please keep us updated as you can. __________________

03-11-2009, 08:21 AM	#11
ysacres Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wazzu WA Posts: 2,413	Re: Prayers, please prayer sent A&S __________________

03-11-2009, 08:44 AM	#12
durk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,026	Re: Prayers, please Prayers sent. __________________ Durk

03-11-2009, 10:01 AM	#13
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Prayers, please Prayers and sympathy for the family is on its way.

03-11-2009, 10:10 AM	#14
Popgunner Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Contributor Posts: 1,764	Re: Prayers, please You're all in my thoughts & prayers today. Glad the family is able to gather round him & support him now.

03-11-2009, 10:36 AM	#15
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,854	Re: Prayers, please Prayers offered up, Pops. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

03-11-2009, 12:37 PM	#16
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Re: Prayers, please Sent from here Pops. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

03-11-2009, 02:14 PM	#17
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Prayers, please Thank you all. I put FirstInLine on the plane this morning in Spokane for her flight to Las Vegas. I'll keep you posted as I get news. Pops

03-11-2009, 03:50 PM	#18
Just One Shot V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 432	Re: Prayers, please Prayer sent. May God bless you and yours in this trying time!

03-12-2009, 03:10 PM	#19
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Prayers, please Update: this just in. Ed is doing quite a bit better. They have decided on no major surgery,but are sending him home in the next few days. They did install a filter to trap blood clots from getting to his heart and lungs. He asked if he would have to have his filter changed every 3000 miles. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Pops

03-12-2009, 04:00 PM	#20
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,854	Re: Prayers, please That's good news, Pops. How will they maintain the trap? What happens if a clot is caught? Will blood thinners do the trick We will keep him on our prayer list. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

03-12-2009, 09:28 PM	#21
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Prayers, please Don't have the answers to any of that. FirstInLine is down there and I'm up here. She is not the type to dig very deep into such. He wore an implanted de-fib for about 10 years and then went to a pacemaker. He wore one out and had another go defective within a couple of months of implantation. He has now worn out this third one. The reason the Drs have decided not to do the surgery is that his odds are very poor for that much trauma. Pops

03-12-2009, 11:42 PM	#22
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,409	Re: Prayers, please Prayers sent. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

03-14-2009, 02:56 PM	#23
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Prayers, please Ed is looking much better. Yesterday, the Drs were still thinking of sending him home with a bushelof pain killers. This morning, they are thinking he might be strong enough by Tuesday for them to go in and remove the tumors in the bladder. FirstInLine is returning to the homestead tomorrow. Thank you all for your concerns and support. Pops

03-14-2009, 03:54 PM	#24
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Re: Prayers, please UPDATE Thanks for keeping us posted. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

03-14-2009, 03:57 PM	#25
ampaterry TFF Admin Staff Chaplain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Tennessee Contributor Posts: 6,378	Re: Prayers, please UPDATE Thanks for the update, pops - I did not post it here, but have had this in prayer - __________________ Reason given by one of Obama's more intellectual supporters when asked why she voted for him: *"He gave me a PHONE!!"*