Thanks a lot. Lots of love and prayers for a wonderful CML WARRIOR. Jeanie<3 In a message dated 5/29/2011 7:10:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
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 -- [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
