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A ton of people have been asking for updates on Kevin’s dad.  I will try to keep this blog post as updated as possible.  Also, Kevin will post comments when he gets a chance to let you know the latest.

Last Saturday morning, Kevin’s dad was surfing with a buddy near their home in New Jersey.  His friend took a wave in looked back out and saw Kevin’s dad face down in the water.  He went out, brought him back in.  The lifeguard performed CPR and he was medi-vacked to the hospital. 

They think he had a heart attack, stroke, and drowned all at once. 

He has been mostly sedated for the last week.  When he starts to regain consciousness, he gets anxious and tries to pull the tubes out.  So they are being careful with that. 

He has been able to move his arms and legs.  He’s also cried and tried to open his eyes. 

The doctors do expect that he will live.  They just don’t know yet how much damage was done, what rehab will look like, and what the quality of life will be.

Pray for…

…Healing for Kevin’s dad.

…Wisdom for the doctors to know the best course of action.

…Strength for Kevin as he pastors his mother and family through this.

…Jesus to be made much of in the midst of the storm.

Updates

Thursday 6:45AM– Kevin just texted and asked for prayer.  Dad has a fever, that means an infection is setting in. 

Friday 11:00am - Kevin's dad is going into surgery this afternoon.  Doctors say he should either get better or worse, but not the same.

Saturday PM-  My dad is now breathing on his own.  They are trying to wean him off of the ventilator over the next few days and then find out what caused the heart attack.  The main things we'd appreciate prayer for are his mental condition, we don't know the extent of the brain damage, and for my mom- she is truly feeling the profound effects of the fall these days.  Thanks for all the e-mails, prayers, and texts.  See you all soon.