Prayers needed big time

[chevymaher]

Good deal prayers are with him.

[flash]

Glad to hear this update .

[Ken Hayes]

Buck's update
7:30pm Monday 4/4: no real changes to report today. Josh and Morgan were able to talk to Dr. Adel the neurosurgeon and he said this is going to be a long road but there is no reason to give up hope. What a relief to hear that from him, we never gave up hope but it was nice to be reassured!

[Ken Hayes]

Buck's update:
Wednesday 4/6: No real changes today. O2 has improved but CO2 was also higher. X-rays were about the same and pulled another 2.5 liters with dialysis. Thanks for asking

[Ken Hayes]

Buck Mercer update
Thursday 4/7 4pm: his lung status has continued to decline over the past few days. They are doing everything they can but the lungs need to start functioning properly in order to get the oxygen to the rest of his body. We have the crisis room at the hospital so we can be close to him. The nurses and doctors have strongly recommended a DNR, they fear the heart will reach a point it cannot take anymore.


I hate to say it but the end may be near...........COMON BUCK, FIGHT MAN FIGHT.

[flash]

He is still in my prayers ,keep letting us know .

[Ken Hayes]

Buck's update:
4/8/16 9am Friday: His blood gases and kidney numbers all improved over night. We are still not within normal range but they did not get worse. He is hooked up to dialysis again already this morning. Goal is another 2 liters today. His numbers on the monitors looked great today, now just pray for the blood gases to show significant improvements as well.

It's like he's on a roller coaster..............I wish he could get off this ride.

[Ken Hayes]

This update was from Jeff Thompson, Saturday 4/9:

Spoke with Katie earlier, family is very tired so I'm posting for them. My question to her was like most days, Buck holding his own today? Her answer was,
seems to be, numbers dropped a little, nothing alarming. They just finished Dialysis and are waiting for blood test to come back for the night. My Reply, I still have a good feeling about this.

We both know its going to be a long road as does all the family, I cant stress enough, AS MUCH AS WE WANT BUCK TO PULL THROUGH THIS, the
family is taking the hardest hit with all the emotions, up and down, they still have their families to contend with, plus with all this happening.

[Ken Hayes]

Buck's update
11am 4/11: We all decided to go home last night to get some sleep in our own beds but it didn't last long. The hospital called about 12:30 last night to say his blood gases numbers were bad. He was up and down all night and is still unstable this morning. He appears to be more swollen today and oxygenation is not as good as we could hope.

[flash]

I continue to hope and pray he pulls through .