Tammy
Mar 15, 2005, 6:13 am
Jeff and I have a very dear friend (who happens to be a distant cousin) that is in need of prayers...
Barry "Griz" Hansen is 52 years old and has recently had some serious health problems. He's been overweight for many years, and was doing well to lose (140 pounds in one year!), until the past couple months. He developed some type of infection that caused 100 pounds of water to accumulate in his abdomen/chest area, which lead to kidney failure, pneumonia, as well as congestive heart failure. We nearly lost him three weeks ago...thank the Lord that he had been admitted to the hospital when he was, because he 'coded' twice the first evening. They had air-lifted him to Grand Rapids, and he was in the Cardiac Critical Care unit for two weeks on full life support.
He is now in the hospital in Muskegon, although not totally out of the woods yet...he had a trachiotomy because of lung damage, but he has lost 80 pounds of the water, his kidneys have started working on their own, and there appears to be no heart damage. Praise God that he is doing so well so fast. I am convinced it's due to all of our prayers for him...the doctors didn't give him much hope at first, but are now confident that he will be able to go home in a couple weeks, although he has a long road of respiritory therapy ahead of him. They think he may end up with the trach as a permanent thing, although we're praying for a total recovery.
He is a wonderful man...a big teddy bear...and one that would go out of his way to help anyone in need. He has never been married and has no children.
We are planning a benefit for him...Two months before he became ill, he was laid off from his job, and without being 'able' to work, he can no longer draw any unemployment benefits. Thankfully, his employer has maintained his health insurance for him (he was a very good employee), so his medical bills aren't a real big concern right now, but he didn't have much of a savings. His parents and brother have been doing what they can to help him out financially, but there is only so much they can do without putting themselves in jeopardy. He now is worried about losing his home and his vehicle, as well as worrying about the utility bills, etc. His brother has been appointed Power of attorney, and is in the process of applying for Social Security Disability for him, as he may never be able to return to work. This is why we are putting together this benefit for him...he is such a wonderful person, and it just breaks our heart to think that he could lose everything because of the timing of his illness.
Please pray that God will help to heal him further, and continue to watch over our friend...
Barry "Griz" Hansen is 52 years old and has recently had some serious health problems. He's been overweight for many years, and was doing well to lose (140 pounds in one year!), until the past couple months. He developed some type of infection that caused 100 pounds of water to accumulate in his abdomen/chest area, which lead to kidney failure, pneumonia, as well as congestive heart failure. We nearly lost him three weeks ago...thank the Lord that he had been admitted to the hospital when he was, because he 'coded' twice the first evening. They had air-lifted him to Grand Rapids, and he was in the Cardiac Critical Care unit for two weeks on full life support.
He is now in the hospital in Muskegon, although not totally out of the woods yet...he had a trachiotomy because of lung damage, but he has lost 80 pounds of the water, his kidneys have started working on their own, and there appears to be no heart damage. Praise God that he is doing so well so fast. I am convinced it's due to all of our prayers for him...the doctors didn't give him much hope at first, but are now confident that he will be able to go home in a couple weeks, although he has a long road of respiritory therapy ahead of him. They think he may end up with the trach as a permanent thing, although we're praying for a total recovery.
He is a wonderful man...a big teddy bear...and one that would go out of his way to help anyone in need. He has never been married and has no children.
We are planning a benefit for him...Two months before he became ill, he was laid off from his job, and without being 'able' to work, he can no longer draw any unemployment benefits. Thankfully, his employer has maintained his health insurance for him (he was a very good employee), so his medical bills aren't a real big concern right now, but he didn't have much of a savings. His parents and brother have been doing what they can to help him out financially, but there is only so much they can do without putting themselves in jeopardy. He now is worried about losing his home and his vehicle, as well as worrying about the utility bills, etc. His brother has been appointed Power of attorney, and is in the process of applying for Social Security Disability for him, as he may never be able to return to work. This is why we are putting together this benefit for him...he is such a wonderful person, and it just breaks our heart to think that he could lose everything because of the timing of his illness.
Please pray that God will help to heal him further, and continue to watch over our friend...