Re: Update From Barb re:Ken - CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU! - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 07:28 PM, CDT

[Guest guest]

Ken, Barb, TJ and Kim -

Prayers, positive thoughts, and many seeds of hope coming your way. I just finished looking up winter blooming flowers to foster hummingbirds. As I read your email, I wished for a way to express the vision of sowing the seeds of those many prayers and thoughts for all of you. Yes, it sounds really silly, but the idea of throwing all those seeds out to germinate and grow, and together I know we can generate lots of prayer and good wishes for all of you.

Barb - Please take care of yourself as you care for Ken and your family.

Best wishes,

Joanne H

(, Ca)

CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU!Thank you all so much, we know what faithful readers you have been, please help us now with your prayers. Barb, TJ, Kim & Ken

[Guest guest]

Bless those in need of healing with complete recovery, the renewal of

body, the renewal of spirit.

Amen

Jewish prayer for the sick.

Chaim Boermeester, Israel

[Guest guest]

Bless those in need of healing with complete recovery, the renewal of

body, the renewal of spirit.

Amen.

Jewish prayer for the sick,

Chaim Boermeester, Israel

[Guest guest]

i pray for ken daily. today will be special prayers. barb , you are an

inspiation to us all. i will add prayers for you that you can continue

with the strength that you have held all this time. my prayers are with

you.

chris

[Guest guest]

May the spirits take Ken and your family in their arms

[Guest guest]

Barb, I hope the doctors will make the right decisions and will do

everything they can to save Ken. You are both such fighters, I don't

know how they can do otherwise!!! My thoughts and hopes are with you

this weekend.

Ruth

>

> CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU!

>

> One of the transplant doctors just came in to have a talk with us.

Biopsy

> results....rejection is totally gone, but many of the liver numbers

are back

> up.

>

> I want to try and explain 'the situation' right, so please bear

with me. The

> only blood getting to Ken's liver comes from his Hepatic Artery

(which,

> because of a blood clot is only 47% open) and a few collaterals.

The doctors

> think (aren't sure) that this case of rejection was caused by the

decreased

> blood flow. *If* that is the case, they say we can expect more and

more

> rejection episodes and more damage to the liver with each

rejection. Quite a

> bit of damage has already occurred (probably why liver numbers

aren't

> better.) The doctor also told us, he believes it will only be '2-3

months

> before the artery completely closes off'.

>

> How do we get more blood to the liver? Earlier this week the

thought was

> 'let's go into the hepatic artery (with an angiogram), balloon it

open and

> put in a stent'. That sounded real good to us, but then....the

questions

> started to roll in. What happens if you tear the artery or inflate

it too

> much and it busts? What happens if the stent gets a blood clot

inside of it?

> What happens if you can't even get the stent in? With each scenario,

> resulting in totally unacceptable answers.

>

> So here is the plan....subject to change. They are going to let Ken

go home

> tomorrow (Friday). On Monday, all of the transplant surgeons are

going to

> sit down and the doctor's exact quote 'discuss/argue/fight, even

fall on the

> sword if needed' Ken's case. The only thing they ALL agree on is -

they

> won't even attempt the stent unless they have a back up plan in

place. That

> back up plan would have to be - a third transplant. Something it

seems.....

> many of them are against doing. We totally understand how risky a

3rd

> transplant can be, especially in someone with as many problems as

Ken

> currently has. I told the doctor today, *everything* (TTP, post

transplant

> Pancreatitis, liver failure, kidney failure, HE coma, CMV, Chicken

Pox, the

> list goes on & on) that has been thrown at Ken, he has survived,

even the

> many times they were sure he wouldn't!

>

> We need your help, more now than ever. Will you please pray with

us? Please

> pray that on Monday when the doctors meet, they ALL agree to try

the stent

> and they ALL agree to list him and *if necessary* do another

transplant.

> It's our only hope.

>

> Thank you all so much, we know what faithful readers you have been,

please

> help us now with your prayers.

>

> Barb, TJ, Kim & Ken

>

[Guest guest]

Ken, Barb, and Family,

I can't come up with any words for what you must be going through right now, so I will just tell you my thoughts and prayers are with you and I will pass word to my family and friends to also pray for you.

Sands

Subject: Re: Update From Barb re:Ken - CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU! - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 07:28 PM, CDTTo: Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 7:44 AM

Barb, I hope the doctors will make the right decisions and will do everything they can to save Ken. You are both such fighters, I don't know how they can do otherwise!!! My thoughts and hopes are with you this weekend.Ruth>

[Guest guest]

Ken, Barb, and Family,

I can't come up with any words for what you must be going through right now, so I will just tell you my thoughts and prayers are with you and I will pass word to my family and friends to also pray for you.

Sands

Subject: Re: Update From Barb re:Ken - CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU! - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 07:28 PM, CDTTo: Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 7:44 AM

Barb, I hope the doctors will make the right decisions and will do everything they can to save Ken. You are both such fighters, I don't know how they can do otherwise!!! My thoughts and hopes are with you this weekend.Ruth>

[Guest guest]

Barb,

I’m adding my heartfelt prayers to everyone else’s. Please know

that we are all with you in spirit, and you know the power of this group! I’ll

be thinking of you on Monday and hoping that the doctors will make the

decisions that you are hoping to hear. Ken is a fighter, so hang in there and

continue to think positively.

Ricky

PSC 2003

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf

Of Ian Cribb

Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:25 PM

To:

Subject: Update From Barb re:Ken - CALLING ALL PRAYER

WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU! - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 07:28 PM, CDT

CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU!

One of the transplant doctors just came in to have a talk with us. Biopsy

results....rejection is totally gone, but many of the liver numbers are back

up.

I want to try and explain 'the situation' right, so please bear with me.

Thank you all so much, we know what faithful readers you have been, please help

us now with your prayers.

Barb, TJ, Kim & Ken

[Guest guest]

Barb,

I’m adding my heartfelt prayers to everyone else’s. Please know

that we are all with you in spirit, and you know the power of this group! I’ll

be thinking of you on Monday and hoping that the doctors will make the

decisions that you are hoping to hear. Ken is a fighter, so hang in there and

continue to think positively.

Ricky

PSC 2003

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf

Of Ian Cribb

Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:25 PM

To:

Subject: Update From Barb re:Ken - CALLING ALL PRAYER

WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU! - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 07:28 PM, CDT

CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU!

One of the transplant doctors just came in to have a talk with us. Biopsy

results....rejection is totally gone, but many of the liver numbers are back

up.

I want to try and explain 'the situation' right, so please bear with me.

Thank you all so much, we know what faithful readers you have been, please help

us now with your prayers.

Barb, TJ, Kim & Ken

[Guest guest]

Barb,

I’m adding my heartfelt prayers to everyone else’s. Please know

that we are all with you in spirit, and you know the power of this group! I’ll

be thinking of you on Monday and hoping that the doctors will make the

decisions that you are hoping to hear. Ken is a fighter, so hang in there and

continue to think positively.

Ricky

PSC 2003

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf

Of Ian Cribb

Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:25 PM

To:

Subject: Update From Barb re:Ken - CALLING ALL PRAYER

WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU! - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 07:28 PM, CDT

CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS - WE NEED YOU!

One of the transplant doctors just came in to have a talk with us. Biopsy

results....rejection is totally gone, but many of the liver numbers are back

up.

I want to try and explain 'the situation' right, so please bear with me.

Thank you all so much, we know what faithful readers you have been, please help

us now with your prayers.

Barb, TJ, Kim & Ken

[Guest guest]

We're together in the fight with you, Barb and Ken, whatever it

takes!!!!

Nina in Philly