I got a call while I was at work today from my brother. They had to rush my dad first to the Nashville VA Hospital and then on to Vanderbuilt. He has a brain aneurysm. Beyond that, we don't know much.

Any and all prayers would be GREATLY appreciated.

for him and your family Chris.

Praying Chris.

praying

Daddy's going to be in the hospital for some
time. They are supposed to try an angiogram sometime today and see if
they can relieve that aneurysm. If they cannot, then that will probably
mean brain surgery. If they go that route, it will be a long road to
recovery.

When I hear something, I'll let you guys know. I
have my laptop here at the hospital to help pass the time. I can jump
on their free wi-fi anytime.

I've talked to one of daddy's
doctors and they are not sure that he has an aneurysm. We're still
waiting for the results from a 2nd CT scan. They know he has had some
bleeding on the brain. But, that could simply be a small aneurysm that
popped a vessel. If it is, then daddy could be back at home in a couple
of days. That's a best case scenario.

If he does have an
aneurysm, they will try to correct it by doing an angiogram and putting
a small coil into the vessels around the brain to close the area and
prevent that air from moving. If they cannot, then they would do brain
surgery. That's a worst case scenario.

But, seeing that daddy is
alert and has not had any pain meds since about 2 AM, I'm praying for
the best case. I serve a God much bigger than any brain problems. He's
got this, and I'm pretty peaceful right now. I know that things can
happen, but God is still in control no matter what. I'm just going to
hold on to Him.

Daddy is resting after having his angiogram. One
of the arteries in his neck is totally closed off. Since he is not
getting enough blood to the brain (and hasn't for years), his body has
rerouted blood through some new veins. He has one tiny vein in his
forehead that is supplying all the blood to the right front part of the
brain. There is a TON of pressure there, and that is what caused the
aneurysm. The aneurysm is small, and they cannot put a stint in it to
pinch it off.

They are going to have to change some of his
meds around so that his body can clot this leak itself. Right now,
there could be a couple of surgical options on the table, but we don't
know anything for sure. It's still up in the air for now.

Thank you for the update Chris.

The doctors have made up their minds. They are
going to do surgery on Tuesday. They are going to open him up and go in
and clamp off the aneurysm. It's a major risk, but there is too great a
chance of this breaking loose again to let it go.

I bet your tense about that, I would be. Praying for you all.

I was really upset yesterday, but I took a little "walk-a-bout" and ended up in the chapel here at Vandy alone. I was reading Psalm 93 where David writes that God is bigger than the raging seas. Well, life is a raging sea with this situation. I felt that God was telling me that He is bigger than this situation. I've felt a lot better about this since finding that passage again.

Daddy is in great spirits this morning. He ate a
very big breakfast, and they are going to let him get out of bed for a
while today. He is going to have surgery Tuesday, but he is in
INCREDIBLY good condition considering having an aneurysm. One of his
doctors told me that 3 out of 5 patients die before they get to the
hospital. Of the remaining 2, one of them never makes it to any form of
surgery. So, daddy is ahead of the curve, in a great mind about the
procedure, and has been reminded numerous times by me and some of the
staff that God is in control of this.

Praying. He is in Gods care and so are you.

Thanks for the update. Still praying.