Quote Originally Posted by david p
Oh, Jen! Big Pittsburgh prayers are coming his way. Comforting {{{{HUGS}}}} for his family.
Thank you David, we need them. She just got a call that he is going into surgery now. The doctor's said that they are hopeful but not optimistic, and that they have never seen this particular problem before. I don't know exactly what is wrong though. Please keep the prayers coming for the next few hours!

EDIT: something about him having a stint in his aorta, but his body is rejecting the stint and creating a tunnel between his aorta and his throat - this has apparently been going on for months. I don't know much about this stuff, so forgive me if I got it wrong.