Update on Jeff

Just thought I would give a quick update.

Most of you know that on Sunday night Jeff went to the ER because of chest pain. They ran tests and did an xray and found that his right lung was collapsed 50 % (We now know that is was 60% collapsed). They called in a Pulmonary Specialist, who then put a tube in Jeff's chest. The chest tube keeps the lung from collapsing, by draining the leaking air from his lung.

This morning (Tuesday) he still has the leak, and it seems to be leaking at the same rate. The Pulmonary Specialist suggested that Jeff talk with the Thoracic Surgeon. He talked with the Thoracic surgeon late morning, and we are still trying to decide whether to do surgery or not.

The surgery would be laproscopic and would repair the lung as well as prevent further leaks in the future to that lung. It would be a 3-10 day hospital stay after, and then 6 week of very limited activity.

We hope that you will pray for us, as we try to decide what to do, and also pray for Jeff and his healing.

We love you all and thank you for your outpouring of love,

Stephanie