Sunday, July 12, 2009

Pray For My Brother

Today I found out that my brother, Steven, had been admitted to the hospital. I don't know all of the details. I know that last night he was walking at Graffiti Night with his family, when his heart started racing out of control and he could barely breath. He was admitted in the hospital right away. His heart rate was higher than most of the doctors had ever seen. They could not slow it down, so they had to stop his heart temperarily. It seemed to work. They did other tests and sent him home 6 hours later. Today, the hospital called for him to come back to be scanned because something was seen on his prior x-rays. After the scan results, he called and told me that the doctors found a golf ball sized growth above one of his lungs. The heart problem was most likely caused by the growth getting so big that it pressed against his heart. That may have been a blessing in disguise, otherwise, the growth wouldn't have been found until it was too late. The doctors think that the growth is Lymphoma. He is due for more testing as soon as possible. He is only 27 in two days, too young for this kind of thing. So, please, include him and his family in your prayers and ask others to do the same. Thank you.

2 comments:

Mary Kelly said...

Our thoughts and prayers will be with your family and with your brother's family.

vdhfamtng said...

I'm so sorry! How frightening for him and Amy! We'll definitely include him in our prayers.