Gravity

As more people with medical backgrounds have come to visit with us, we see more and more what a miracle has been going on.

First, the surgeon, Dr. Arun Singhal, who worked on the heart. Early on we'd given him the moniker, "Dr. Death" because the only news he gave us seemed to be grim. Since then we've learned more about him, and he's apparently a well-known, well-respected surgeon. A doctor friend of my aunt Carol told her that Randy couldn't have been in better hands. Profuse apologies to him for any bad-mouthing that gets back to him. He was simply being honest about the situation we were facing. It was about as bad a situation as it gets.

The anesthesiologist was talking with mom as she was visiting dad, and he said that he just had to stop and see Randy because he thought after seeing the X-rays, for sure he wasn't going to survive. One of the nurses said that they cheered when he left the operating room alive... he was not expected to make it that far.

Kevin asked a nurse the other day how many aortic dissection patients they get. "You mean that survive this long??! Not many."



Every day has been drastic, miraculous improvements. A social worker is going to be getting together with mom to help prepare for the next steps, and we'll be getting more information from there on what to expect. I'm guessing people haven't been helping us plan the future, because statistically, there was none. We are humbled and grateful to be witnesses to this miracle.