Hello Everyone! Thank you all for kind thoughts and words here. Today was a somewhat chaotic day at the hospital for my dad but for now, he is doing well and resting comfortably. As you can imagine, things are also still a bit chaotic and emotional here at home, so I do apologize for keeping many of you waiting all day to hear. I will do the best I can to update often from here on out.
This morning the doctors realized that there was a clot in my father's heart catheter which was causing fluid and blood to back up around his heart. This sort of collecting is normal for any heart surgery, but his vitals were strong and they felt that this morning would be a better time, rather than waiting further into recovery, to go in and clean things out. This afternoon we also recieved a call informing us that there is now mucus building up inside his lungs, which is also common, but he will now remain on the ventilator overnight while a tube continues to suck this fluid out. He will remain asleep until at least tomorrow morning, but for the night will just continue to rest. They will try again in the morning to rouse him but, given how aggressively he reacted the last few times, they felt it best to just let him sleep through the night.
Thank you all again so much. For now, we will continue to wait while our hearts hope and pray together for things to get better soon.
Until next time,
Marissa
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Easy Access misses our drummer boy!
We pray constantly for his recovery. May his #1 priority and passion in life (his family) give him the strength to continue his fight. Everyone who knows Barry, loves Barry. He is too good a person to suffer. We miss his banging on the drum and hope he can overcome any obstacles in his way. He is always there for everyone. We vow to be there for him and his family.
Easy Access xo
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