For those of you that don't know, Drew was taken by STARS to Calgary Foothills Hospital today. Marty has gone there with Drew's parents and it may be difficult to get a hold of her. So, we will be updating her blog for her with any news on Drew.
So as of today this is where he is at...
Yesterday they attempted to put in a second chest tube to drain a pocket of fluid that the first chest tube could not get. During the procedure they nicked something which caused bleeding into the lung. He was then moved into the ICU and was stabilized. They thought the nick would most likely heal itself and there main priority was to keep him stable through out the night. They took him in for another CT Scan this morning and discovered a large pool of blood around his left lung and the lung had collapsed. The doctors decided to send him to Foothills to have surgery. Dr. McFadden a Thoracic surgeon who is supposed to be the best in the province will be performing the surgery. This is supposed to be a fairly simple surgery, but given Drew's current state it is quite risky to put him under. He was airlifted around 1:00 today, and we are still waiting to here when he will go in for surgery.
We will continue to update the blog as things change in an effort to help relieve Marty from all the phone calls. She is very appreciative of all the support she has received thus far and welcomes you to leave your comments and encouraging words for Drew.
Thank you so much for all the prayers and keep them coming!
Our prayers are with you, Marty and Drew.
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we are praying for you drew and marty!!!! we love you guys!
ReplyDeleteWe keep thinking about you all. You're in our prayers!
ReplyDeleteYou are in my prayers! Sending hugs your way. Love you Marty!
ReplyDeleteOur family sends their love to my chosen family! Marty is like a sister to me and Drew like a brother-in-law.
ReplyDeleteBut Drew is tough, and has a beautiful loving family to help him get better :)
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Erin, Sharon, Roy, Melissa, Alan and Moka
Oh my goodness - we heard that Drew was sick, but we didn't realize it had gotten so bad. Your family will be in our prayers. Please let us know if we can drop off a meal sometime, or if the boys would like to come over to play for an afternoon, or if there's anything else that we can do to help.
ReplyDeleteAbby
Oh yes, and I have until thursday off until my practicum...so if Brenda needs a break from my three favourite boys I will be there at the drop of a hat!
ReplyDeleteThinking about you and Drew, and our prayers are also with you. If there is anything that we can do please let me know.
ReplyDeleteTrev
Marty, Drew and you are in our prayers. Love to all of you.
ReplyDeleteThaine and Terry
I hope posting things help. I hope things will get better. Drew is strong, and I know if that's not enough then his family will definitely give him the strength and purpose to make it through.
ReplyDeleteWe hope that Drew's surgery will be a success, and that he will soon be on his way to a full recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Thank you for posting and keeping us informed as to his progress.
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