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06-NOV-2008

Going for a helicopter ride tomorrow.

This morning at 4am Brian woke up vomiting blood again and again it was an alarming amount. We rushed him to Children's hospital and he was listed in critical condition as his blood count was very low. The normal range is 34-35 and critical is 25. His was 23. They gave him a transfusion of one unit of blood and checked it again this afternoon and it was down to 21. So, they gave him another unit and he is now up around 25 and has stablized for now. They wanted to stablize him for 24 hours before putting him on the helicopter for the 45 minute flight to Nashville. His temperature rose to 102 but is now back to normal. I'll update when I can.

Your prayers are appreciated!

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J. Scott Coile10-Nov-2008 19:10
Count us in. Make sure to call if you have time or just some needs. Anything we can do to help. We are here for you in Nashville!
Gayle P. Clement10-Nov-2008 06:12
We'll be praying that everything goes well, Doug.