Extremely Urgent Phred Needs Our Prayers

[koxka]

Hey GOD???

(I know this is the prayer pups job...I hope this is alright.....)

Thanks for taking care of Phred for us and for getting him well and back on his feet again.....

If you can will you keep an eye out for his kids and make sure that someone is able to get out there a take care of them..

And can you please make that hospital food tasty while he's in there???


Thanks and AMEN!

AMEN!

Talk about guardian angels, how fortunate Phred was in his drive way with help near by and not out in the woods by himslef. I get chills just thinking about that.

I can't not even to think on what happened if he was out in the woods by himself.

All the Gang and myself are sending positive thoughts and healing vibes for a speedy recovery to our beloved Phred.

[4 Dog Mother]

Amy called me from Arizona (where she and Ralph are vacationing to see the Nascar race today) to tell me about Phred. Staci had text messaged her there (Thank Staci for keeping our family informed). Phred has been such a God send to us that I hope we will be able to do something in return soon. Right now we are waiting to hear when he will be in a room where he has a phone. Where he lives is about 3 1/2 hours from here or we would already be there - we just weren't sure since we aren't family if they would let him see us.

Get well, Phred, we all here at Pet talk need you! (And we will have to talk about that smoking, pal!)

[Almita]

Wow that is so horrible Phred will be in my prayers all the way!

[prechrswife]

Praying here...

[shais_mom]

wow! double wow! glad to hear phred is in the best place possible for him right now. but please, maybe i missed it, is someone taking care of his furries? one of the other firefighters?

I am pretty sure that Pat - the man that Randi talked with is watching them. Phred watches Callie - their dog when they go away.

[Poo]

Prayers on the way.

Nicki x

[slick]

Thanks to those of you who are keeping us updated. It's nice to know that the furkids are being taken care of, but then again, for all he does for other people I wouldn't doubt that there would be a lineup of people waiting to help him out. MOFF That picture brings tears to my eyes.
Phred, we love you and know that God has sent down a very special angel to sit on your shoulder and see you through this. I know your mind is probably wandering and thinking about your next rescue, but you need to obey the doctors and concentrate on healing so you can go home.

{{{hugs}}}
**looks up** Thanks Gawd...

[momoffuzzyfaces]

MOFF That picture brings tears to my eyes.[I][/SIZE][/B]

I'm sorry. I just thought the one's who have never seen him, would like to know what he looks like.

[slick]

Oh no MOFF, don't be upset. What you did was a good thing (not trying to be "Martha" here..) It's just seeing his picture and visualizing him in a hospital bed.....just breaks my heart.

{{{hugs}}} to you sweetie.

[jenluckenbach]

I was gone all day, but I checked this thread first and 5 pages had gone by during today. But I am so glad to have some positive updates among those many heartfelt responses.

More prayers will be said to spped the recovery.

(and Randi. IV is intra-veinous, meaning a needle directly into a vein in order to supply fluids and or nutrients as needed)

[joanofark]

This is awful! Get better Phred! I'll be thinking of you!

[Vermontcat]

So sorry to hear that Phred is in the hospital.
I'm sending more Pet Talk prayers for Phred so that he can get out of that hospital and be back home with his furkids soon!
Thanks to those of you who have given us updates.

[anna_66]

Just had to come back and see if there were any updates (thanks Randi).
I'm glad to hear he's doing alright.

Buddy, you better get out of that hospital soon...those pups miss their dad!

[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.