hey Guys,

I am in Indianapolis at the hospital with Karen and her family...

her dad just went under the knife or a double lung transplant. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Also, we were talking the other day and she expressed how she felt completely comfortable with you guys up in Chicago. She also thinks that each of you are great people and looks forward to hanging out with you all again. (she even bragged to her friends at work about how much fun it was to go to "just a car show")

Again, please keep her and her dad in your thoughts and prayers as she is having a tough time with it...

 

Im sry to hear Jeremy,
i hope that everything goes well with your uncle

just think positive

 

Hope everything goes well, keep us updated and I will keep her dad in prayers.

Karen and her friends are always welcome to hang out or toto other car shows with us. Cars is a passion. I'll never stop lol. For me at least.

 

Good Luck with everything

 

terra and i will hope for the best..keep us updated ,and karen is more than welcome at meets,terra and i both think you guys are great!!.best wishes

 

I'll definitely be praying for her and her family... I hate going to hospitals... especially when someone I love has to have a serious surgery... Keep us posted...
And yeah, Karen is definitely cool to have around! And I'm glad she felt comfortable with us.. that means we might get to have the two of you at more meets!

 

any news?

 

Sorry, she doesnt have wireless at her house and her computer was blocked in due to a painting project...

as it stands right now, Her dad's new lungs took amazingly well and they took him off the respirator this morning. Karen, my daughter and I spent 20 hours there before, during and after the 8 hour surgery.

Thank you for everyone that was thinking of her. Previous to this, her dad was only given two years to live with his lungs in the condition they were in (a former smoker) and he was in month 24. Now I know that doesnt mean much, but the fact they had a donor, and they were able to move so quickly on the surgery is a blessing.

I will keep you all posted...

 

GLAD to hear hes doing alright

 

Just now found this thread, but glad to hear everything came out ok. Hopefully he will only continue to get stronger. You and his family will be in my prayers.

 

Glad it went well and he is doing ok!

 

Thank God! Happy to hear he's doing well! I will continue to pray for him!

 

Thanks again to everyone with your comments, thoughts and prayers.

Just found out that Karen's dad is awake and using sign language as means of communication ( he knew a good amount of sign from having two brother in laws that were deaf and mute) as he cannot speak just yet.

He is in Indianapolis Methodist Hospital and Karen is going back to see him tomorrow.

 

latest update...

Karen's dad is breathing on his own, sounds stronger (his voice) than before the surgery, and is in a room that protects him from airborne infections. He will be there for at least 6 weeks for recovery.

Thank you to everyone who said a prayer and kept him and Karen in your thoughts.

 

Great to hear a success story like this close to home! Best wishes to both you, her, and her father.