Extremely Urgent Phred Needs Our Prayers

[moosmom]

Oh no!! Phred?? I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this thread.

Phred,

You have always been there for us in time of need. Going well beyond the call of duty MANY times!! Please get well soon. My thoughts and prayers are with you honey!!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Dear Phred, I am sending big get-better-vibes, all the way from Belgium!! You have always been there to comfort everybody here; now it is our turn to spoil you with good wishes!!

[Kirsten]

Oh no!!

Phred, I hope you will soon feel much better!!

Get well wishes and positive thoughts are on the way!

Kirsten

[Lillycat]

.......prayers on the way.....

[finn's mom]

I'm sending good thoughts, this is awful.

[anna_66]

I just seen this in my email Staci and had to rush over to see if you'd heard anything yet but I guess you haven't.
Will you please make sure you let me/us know what's going on. I would call but I think if we all called they might get annoyed with us.
You have my number, so if you want to call I'll be home sometime after 4.

Phred, your in my thoughts and prayers{{{HUGS}}}
Love Anna

[Cataholic]

How can this be? The one that has always been there for us, time and again, is now in need? I am in shock, really, with this news. While I can NEVER replicate your posts, there is ONE part I can say...


< picks up the phone......> Hello, God? It is Cataholic...and we need your help down here again....one our of best friends is in need........


Please, Phred, hang in there. We are all praying.

[wolf_Q]

This is Kay posting from Amy's computer, I hope she doesn't mind.

All three of us (Audrey, Amy, and I) have been thinking of Phred this morning. I hope he will be fine and back "home", as in Pet Talk, soon. Very heartbreaking to hear such upsetting news.


Whoever can, please keep us updated.


Kay (Kfamr)

[popcornbird]

Thanks so much for the updates Johanna and Staci. I've been been praying contantly for our special PT member who usually always prays for everyone else. May God restore Phred's health completely, quickly, and bring him back to all of us here on PT. More prayers being sent. Get well soon Phred!!!

[shais_mom]

I called the hospital - and as I suspected in a bigger hospital there are no phones in the ICU patient rooms. I talked to his nurse and I told her that I know I can't talk to him and I know with HIPPA she can't tell me anything but she cofirmed he was ok. AND she promised she would relay the message that that I called and that we are thinking and praying for him. So this is all we have until he is able to get out and call us himself.

keep the prayers coming!

I would have called you Jo - but I didn't find out until Midnite last nite - and I don't have your number.
I edited the number that I posted - it went straight tho administration so I just punched 0 to get the operator.

[tatsxxx11]

Oh, thank you Johanna for the encouraging update. I'm sure all the messages of love and prayers will be greatly appreciated by our dear friend. Aside from calling, we'll probably have to wait on the flowers as well as most ICUs do not allow them. Hopefully soon he'll be in room so that we can call and send flowers, etc. Oh, this so upsetting We're with you John and we love you Hoping that fur crew is in good hands as well...

[lizbud]

I am very glad to hear a good report on John from his nurse.I hope his
recovery goes well also. I'll keep checking in for a time to send cards, etc.

[K9soul]

I just saw this, and am shocked and heartbroken to hear that Phred is going through this. I am grateful to hear the update, that he has been awake and fully oriented. I know it may be some time before he sees this but I just want to say...

Phred, you are in my most heartfelt thoughts and prayers. Me and mine will be praying and talking on that God line that he watch over you and help give you the strength to fully recover as fast as possible. You are in all our hearts and I hope you can feel our love encircling you from around the world. Get well soon, dearest Phred.

Jess, Tommy, Tasha, and Dawn

[shais_mom]

YYYEEAAAAAA!!!!!
THANK YOU GOD!!
I had just wokeup from a nap before work and hadn't yet got in the shower (thank God for timing) and my phone rang and the id said "phred" I answered quickly and he said "its the patient sneaking a phone call!" He had his cell phone and was sneaking me a call which is usually a huge no no (cell phones) in an icu ward. Said it would be just a minute or 2 but as talking with Phred goes - 35 minutes later we hung up!
First off he thanks everyone for the well wishes, love, positive thoughts and prayers, he worries that so many people are making long distance calls on his account!
He said he will be moved to a regular room hopefully tomorrow but isn't sure if he is going to have access to the phone b/c of the cost. He said for everyone to hold off calling until tomorrow as the nurses are forgetting the names as they go from the desk to his room ( ) and he has to prompt them with who may have called.
Here is his story:
Yesterday morning he went to Cleveland to see a special Museum boat that had docked up there that he was interested in. Took the dogs with him. Got there went in for the private tour and started to not feel well. He ended up sitting in a chair for over an hour and a half with people keeping a close eye on him wanting to call 911. But of course he refused that b/c the dogs were in the car. So he made his way home from Cleveland - had the presence of mind to chew aspirin on the way home - drove to Pat and Joans where they were not home and he had forgot his cell phone. As he was leaving their house they came home and he asked them to take his blood pressure and they couldn't find their equipment - so they called their friend Tracy who is an EMT and he came and took his pressure and said you need to get to the ER - your heart is racing and your pressure is sky high. So they went to the Urgent care branch of their local hospital and things moved quickly from there. They transferred him to the Main Branch about 20 minutes away (he called it the mother ship ) to the ICU via an ambulance when he got there the dr said that they already had a patient on the cath table and another one after that and then him. So they could do the cath chemically and the results would not be as good and the risk of ummmm death was higher! So this dr said that his partner could do it as soon as they could get him to a 3rd hospital - which is where he is now. So he went on another trip about 2 minutes down the road and went straight to the Cath Lab and was in there for over 2 1/2 hours and made 3 attempts to get in thru his groing. Started out right - then left - then right again. The dr got the blockage reamed out and the rest we all know. He was in good spirits and like I said ready to get out of there. He hopes to be out in a couple days and posting by the end of the week. I told him that we send him lots of pawsitive thoughts, love and prayers all over the world and he said "THANK YOU!"
He sends love and thanks to all.............


words can not express how happy and thrilled I am to have talked to him!

[CagneyDog]

Thats so scary, but i'm glad he is okay Thanks for the update.