Manny

Dear James, Daniel and Emily

So last night around 9:30 (maybe later) I received a call from Tammy stating: "Kimmy needs to get to Mom's right away. Manual collapsed and he's not breathing." Kim wasn't home, she was at work, so I managed to get a hold of her around the time Tammy called to say that they had gotten a pulse and were taking him to the hospital. It seemed that Manny had a major heart attack. He had surgery soon after he got to the hospital, where they placed a shunt on the major lower artery, which was blocked. So we had gone down to the hospital (after Dad showed up to sleep on the couch and listen for sleeping kids waking up, yeah Dad!). And we waited until around 2 AM with Tammy, Connie and Manny's uncles and aunt.

The operation was a success as far as his heart, but he is in a coma now, with no idea when or if he will recover. They can't be sure what (if any) damage was done to the brain. According to the Dr. it's a waiting game the first 48 to 72 hours after surgery to see if the rest of the body recovers.

So Kim & I went into work today (although I eventually left early because I couldn't stay awake and focus on the training class I was in). Tammy is at the hospital with Connie and will probably remain there as long as she can. Kim & I will probably go back to visit sometime this evening.

It's a tough thing, and obviously super hard for Connie, coming so soon after the death of her little brother Randy. And now to play the waiting game makes it doubly hard. All we can do is hope and pray and think positive thoughts. None of us are all that religious but for those of you who are, any thoughts and prayers you make would certainly be appreciated.