Wednesday, July 30, 2008

irregular heart beats

Dennis has been having irregular heart beats all day, keeping the staff hopping on the unit. His pacemaker has been kicking in regularly. This evening his heart started to act up even more and he has had to be shocked twice with the paddles. He is very unstable and the medical staff continue to work to keep him going. They are trying to do a 12 hour dialysis run to remove more fluid from his heart but they are struggling as he continues to have irregular heart beats.

I will update things as they progress.

PS. I have had a few requests for visits with Dennis during this difficult time. Unfortunately Dennis is not stable enough to have any visitors. He has even started having difficulties with family members being in the room, therefore, all visitation is being limited. Sorry.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dennis,

Every one in my circle of friends and family is praying for you. We love you. Keep fighting.

Laura

Anonymous said...

thank you for the updates, I believe Dennis feels the prayers and hope for him. Please take care all of you-and if u need anything please let us know on the blog- wow he really is amazingly strong.God bless-cindy kerns

Anonymous said...

Good Morning Dennis, It is cold outside for July 31. We are barely getting into the 70's. Maybe someone is saving the warm weather for you when you can enjoy it more in a week or so. It is a good time to stay in bed! Sounds like you are keeping the staff on their toes and being strong through all of this. We all admire your staying power. God Bless, Jeff N.