Not One but Two!

Hi all
Here's the latest...
Some of you may have seen that the echo yesterday was a little bit of a challenge. The dye they put into Barry to light up the image wasn't very cooperative. Apparently the doctor got enough info to make a determination. He discovered we weren't seeing one clot that got bigger.  Instead he told us Barry has developed another clot. This while on three meds to thin his blood!  Apparently the doc wanted his numbers to be between 2 & 3 and the Coumadin clinic was keeping him between 1 & 2. So this new clot developed. The clot is another "mural thrombus". These develop when the heart muscle doesn't move in an area due to dead or at least immobile heart muscle.  Typically if it stays put and the ejection fraction  (EF-measurement of how well the heart is pumping) is good, no one gets too excited. If it doesn't stay put it can be very dangerous. So the blood thinners are important. They also carry a level of risk of their own. Bleeding can occur if there is injury. So they've told Barry he can't get hurt. Great thing to tell a guy in construction huh!  Well that's all old news for us.

What's new is the fact that we now are dealing with two clots when we had hoped the one original one had resolved or healed. So we've got some challenges ahead. The good news is he has minimal pain & that unexpected pain is what prompted the study that found the new clot.

Here's how we'd like you to pray:
1. Complete & total healing miracle! (We can ask!)
2. Safety from side effects from any of the meds including bleeding injury or complications.
3. No new clots forming/existing ones healed.
4. Continued strong heart pumping (PRAISE-CURRENT EF IS GOOD AT 45!) to avoid heart failure.
5. That Barry can keep feelings of stress at bay!  They say keep heart rate below 100 & stress low. He's got some PTSD that also needs healing.
6.  Speaking of stress- for God's provision and figuring out the make a living/pay the bills thing. Real estate is picking up so that's good but he needs a house to list and sell! (Anyone need a realtor? ). Construction work needs to be supervisory/sales not labor- too risky!
7. For peace & strength for all of us!  This is stressful on the kids too!

Praises: Yay!
There is no evidence of another heart attack
Barry's heart is pumping well
He feels great most of the time
Real estate career is ready to go!