Continued prayers for his recovery.

Thanks for the update Wiley!!

Thanks Marlon, keep us posted.

Any updates?
Prayers continue.

God Bless,
David B.

Bump. Still hoping for a favorable outcome.

That’s a long tough surgery
Your a loyal friend to him!
Praying for speedy recovery!

Done

UPDATE 02/01

After the surgery on Wednesday he made amazing progress. Mind you, he was opened up from his collar bone to his belly button straight down the center and then across from side to side at his belly button and then continuing down the left thigh almost to his knee. He was doing better Thursday than any of the 4 surgeons (each in his own specialty) imagined that he'd do. Friday morning about 10am they removed a swan tube. The very end of it had been accidentally caught with a small suture or 2 and broke off inside his chest. They had to plan fairly immediate surgery to go back in and get that piece out. At about 3pm they got the team assembled and opened his chest back up and got the piece out, added a couple of small sutures to stop minor bleeding and semi closed him again. We were able to see him before the surgery and he talked a little bit and then we saw him afterward. To date he's had over 40 units of blood and the heart surgeon said that was pretty normal given all that went on. Today he's doing well, still in CVICU and may be in a private room in that area by now. He's talking a little (VERY weak as can be expected) and in a lot of pain but hopefully on oral pain meds by now that will be better than the IV morphine that he's been on. I'm not going back till Monday as I know he needs rest. All in all, he's apparently tough as a pine knot and doing better than expected. Won't know how well his remaining kidney is doing till further along in the healing process. Please continue your prayers for his recovery and healing. God bless you all.

Great news Marlon praying for speedy recovery and comfort&strength for the family.

That's great to hear Wiley.

God is so good.

Continued prayers.

This. Glad he’s improving Wiley

Great news. Keeping on praying.

Wow... what an amazing story. How can anyone read this and not realize there is an all merciful, all knowing, and all powerful living God?

To God be the glory!

Any new updates on Rick? I've got to admit, when you described his surgery it didn't sound promising.

Thank you for asking. And yes, he is doing much better.

As of 02/04/2020 he was moved from CVICU into a private ICU room on that floor (6th). They have removed the last chest tube (he had 4). He is coming along better than expected. He has been up and walking once or twice daily since Sunday. This is a must to get his strength back. The urologist is OK with him moving from ICU floor to a regular private room but the cardiologist wants to wait a few days. I went to see him yesterday and he was sleeping very soundly. He has a lot of color back in his face and has lost, probably, 50lbs but he had it to lose. I'll be going to see him again tomorrow.

Thank you all for your prayers during this journey that Rick has taken. The surgery that he underwent was extremely risky and I'm quite astonished that anybody could survive all that. Rick was spiritually prepared for leaving this world for the next. Please continue to pray for complete recovery, complete healing and that there is no setback/no more cancer in his body. God bless you all.

This is simply amazing! Great news!

Absolutely awesome and quite the testament as to what GOD and modern medicine are capable of. Prayers for continued healing and recovery.

Glory to God!

Thanks for the update, great news!!