My dad, Wes Smith, who has been in Carrefour for a couple of weeks, is now on board the USNS Comfort, the floating hospital in the bay of Port-au-Prince...and yes, he is there as a patient.
Last night, he had a fever over 105 degrees, blood in his lungs and rock-bottom low blood pressure. He was given 9 liters of fluids and was hospitalized in Carrefour. The American doctors on staff said he had to be evacuated as soon as possible, since they couldn't figure out what was wrong with him...perhaps some kind of infection. TB, typhoid fever and malaria have all been ruled out. After several hours of attempting to get him relocated to a facility with a ventilator, he was finally choppered out of Carrefour to the USNS Comfort. My sister, Heidi, is with him. Pray for his swift recovery.
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Hi Lisa, I'm a friend of your extended family in Warsaw. I'm praying! Thanks for the updates! Luanne
ReplyDeleteHey Lisa - Just so you know, we're praying in Kidron! I talked to Heidi this afternoon who filled in the details.
ReplyDeleteWendell and Daisy and a bunch of others
Prayers from Tarpon Springs, Florida.
ReplyDeleteWe love you guys.