My prayers and wishes for Zavie & family.Sanjay KapoorOn Mon, 30 May 2011 07:41:37 +0530 educatorsusan <[email protected]> wrote>Good evening, everyone:>>This is the letter that was sent out from Tracey to let everyone know>about Zavie. I did not hear anything about a "stroke." I do know>that while Zavie was down here in Miami, he was complaining about his>leg and the extreme about of discomfort he was in. He was in good>humor from January through March 2011. I will try to check on this>bit of information. The doctors were able to take out the clot in>his leg but he developed another clot in his brain. The letter below>will explain what has been going on.>>Hugs,>Susan Rosenthal>Miami, Florida>>Hi Everyone,>>Zavie's wife Ida has given me permission to write to the group>explaining the>situation he's in.>Currently he is in "critical but stable condition" at the hospital>after>suffering a series of complications which are unrelated to his CML.>>As some of you know, he's been battling peripheral artery disease in>his foot>and has suffered terrible pain from this for months. His toe became>infected a>few weeks ago and eventually became bad enough that a hospital>admittance was>required for IV antibiotics.>>After having an angiogram last week to assess his arteries, he>developed a>clot in his leg which the doctors thankfully managed to eliminate.>Sadly>though, the balancing act of trying to get his INR at the right level>(not too>high, not too low), has been very challenging.>>Unfortunately, on Sunday night he developed another clot near his>cerebellum>which required emergency brain surgery. While the surgery appears to>have been>successful, he's been on a respirator and in an induced coma ever>since. All>of this has been further complicated by the fact that Zavie has had>congestive>heart failure for years.>>As you can imagine this is an extraordinarily difficult time for Ida>and their>daughters as the uncertainty of Zavie's recovery is very real. The>doctors have>given him a 50/50 chance at this point.>>If you would like to offer support or encouragement, I will be>collecting all>emails and giving them to his family. You can either post to the>group or write>to me privately and I will be sure to forward them on.>>Tracey>>>On May 29, 4:12 pm, [email protected] wrote:>> I sent a note to him at his web-site for a speedy recovery. We will be>> thinking of.>>>> greenie>>-- >[CMLHope]>A support group of http://cmlhope.com>------------------------------------------------->>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group.>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]>For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope>
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