bluesbaby said:

bingo.

i am still in awe of this whole day.

Yayyyyy Drew made it!!!!

That good news just makes my day!!!!! (wipes tears of joy)

Will still keep the faith

you have been on my mind all night i have to admitt
and i am so relieved that he's on his path to recovery
he's proven he's a fighter before - i kno he'll prove it again
and with that strong love u 2 share...i have good feelings about this

keep the faith stu hunny, i am

the love, faith and hope in this place is incredible.


I am speechless.





to stu and drew

still praying.....

i know there are about a million other things to discuss first, but when you get a chance, please let drew know we are pulling and praying for him in a huge way, and that we demand he get better.

thanks
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God's blessings are endless!

I'll continue to pray for you both!

Oh my God, Stu.

I'm so glad he's doing better. Oh my God oh my God oh my God. I will pray for him.

Love,
Miguel

Great news !

Wonderful news..... to you both.....dont forget to pass it on to him

Most things I read on the org go in one ear and out the other (well, you know what I mean). They don't stay with me. But I couldn't stop thinking about this all day yesterday and through the night. Thank god he's improving! Keep your hopes up! This is wonderful!

In response to something that was said in the thread with the link above...

God does not hate you, us, or anyone because of what they do(or not do). Or even because of the way others think about what you do. God is Love baby, believe it! I am so happy right now, I could shout and cry. Give Him the Glory!

This is a miracle

Keep praying ya'll

Natsume said:

My thoughts have been with you both too all day.

Lotsa love your way, hun!

cborgman said:

We've gotta keep praying until he's back at home to take down the Barbie Christmas tree! (You know it's still up)

I've been trying to get on this site forever! I heard about this last night and this is so upsetting. I will definitely pray for you. Its insane how close I feel to all of you. My eyes are full of tears and I just cant believe this and cant even start to think what you're going through. My heart goes out to you and Drew...I send you my love and my prayers.

Love Always,

Elaine

applekisses said:

absolutely.

and i still say that, while cute, it's the gayest tree i have ever seen.

This much improvement this fast is very encouraging. I'll keep praying as long as necessary.

cborgman said:

applekisses said:

god, i hope i am not being inappropriate... i need some laughs after last night. i was moping around the apartment depresssed as hell and trying to get the org to work all damn night. i about drove my roomate insane, crying while making a sandwich, crying while sitting on the couch, crying while washing dishes.

cborgman said:

Love you too, Chris!

...and we're all sending our love to Stuart and Drew!

cborgman said:

I don't think you're being inappropriate. We all need some silliness after this horrible news. I know Stu will laugh when he sees this.

applekisses said:

well, in that case, anxiety, althom, and 2the9s walk into a bar...

cborgman said:

Just got back from seeing Drew. I was jumped by the nurses at the ICU unit. They all told me that they had, even after their shifts were over, been worried about me. I held it together all day yesterday until I saw Drew in ICU and boy did I freak out. And I do mean freaked out. I have seroius fellings of guilt, it's my responsiblity to care for him and I feel as if I failed him. This is my issue, it will take time, but no one can tell me (I know you're right, I say the same for someone in my shoes) that I did my best.


Anyway, I saw Drew shortly after 12 noon. He was sedated- but with this perticular drug they are able to sedated as well as wake him within a matter of minutes. I spoke with the head nurse while we waited for Drew to wake- I told her that if they need any information that I was the one to call, that no one knew Drew as well as me. She told me she knew the deal- that if Drew was able to say himself how important we are to one another he would.

So he woke and I talked to him, he tried to get out of the bed a few times and tried to hug me twice. He wasn't able to because of the restraints. So sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. He also tried to speek and moved his lips, but he couldn't because of the respirator. The tube to the respirator was giving him trouble- but for one that's what they want and two, that's why they sedate patients on respirator. The nurse asked Drew if he was in any pain and Drew said no (shook his head "no").

He has a few complications- a little pneumonia which they are treating with antibiotics. They're going to keep him on the respirator because they can extract fluids from the lungs. So that won't come out until after the pneumonia has cleared. I'm not 100% on this, but I think that if it wasn't for the pneumonia he would be able to breath on his own. He also has some bleeding in his stomack. They aren't sure what that is, but they know it isn't related. In other words, he was addimited with this problem. He's on blood thinners but so far they haven't reacted to the bleeding in the GI tract. They have also backed off on many of the medications he was on yesterday- sorry, I'm not sure what the meds were for, but it's good news the same. Better to back off then to increase- whatever they were, they were needed for his condition yesterday and today he isn't in that condition.

They are still going to watch him over the next few days and if all goes as good as it has they will address the heart. He has a clot and a stent (filter) may need to be surgically implanted to keep it from moving. They gave him clot buster meds yesterday and they didn't have much effect. But yesterday guys was a completely different ball game. It was almost like they were giving a dead man medicine. Now that all of his functions are starting to kick, it's possible medicine may work better.

Long story short- he's doing better than yesterday. Much better. We have a long road a head of us- a lot of you don't know this, but Drew is a stubborn little son of a gun and has a strong will. And not to make light, but for all you mothers out there, Drew went in a little on the plump side so whatever weight loss he may have won't leave him frail. Oh and his coloring is great!

That is such a relieve to hear Stu

Hang in there for the both of you

that is fantastic honey... i have been thinking of you too
i wanted to ask if you were with him when he had the heart attack
but either way i would hope that you could talk to somebody
that you can just let go with. let out all that built up anxiety and tension

damn it, i am crying in my office again...

CynthiasSocks said:

that's so beautiful.

thank you for updating us stu!!

my prayers are still with you both.

emm said:

penting up isn't going to help at all.

so wonderful to hear that he is still improving. thanks for the updates, but try and get some rest ok? I know your focus is on drew but don't forget that he needs you to be rested when he gets to come home.