We had a brief prayer request in church this afternoon for Paul. He was is in a hospital in Branson MO following a serious surgery.
Just a few minutes ago, I called Patti to see what was the matter. She said that he had bad abdominal pain and checked in about 11 pm last night and they did emergency surgery to repair a ruptured bowel. She said they did a colostomy and that he has pneumonia. She was pretty distraught, understandably, and was packing to leave in an hour. I did not press her for more details as she needed to get ready to leave.
Joan Klopfenstein is driving her down there and Carolyn is going along. Mike Mangold from Eureka is a friend of Paul's and left earlier today to be with him. Joan works for Mike at the Mangold car dealership.
I thought many of you would be interested in this news and want to offer prayers for him. If I hear any more, I will let you know. Also, maybe Perry and Carol have more information, or will get more information once Joan and Patti get there. If so, they can share with us.
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I just talked to Patti on Joan's cell phone. They are about at Springfield and have about 6 more hours to go. They talked to Mike right before talking to us and he said that Paul was aware of him/knew what was going on. That is considered a good sign that he is responsive. Mike told them that they plan to sedate Paul and when they arrive about midnight tonight, he will likely be asleep. After church was out this afternoon and some had left to go home, Byron took the mic and asked for everyone's attention. He said that Paul was very "low" and the next 2 hrs would be critical. He asked that we all pray and Byron then led us in prayer. It was a very solemn moment and I felt the presence of God was there and Patti was glad when I told her about it. I told Patti that Byron prayed for Paul and for her and Gary and the extended family.
Thank you for letting us know. He will be in our prayers. Please keep us updated.
Tidbit: Mike Mangold's family and Paul went to Brandson together for a vacation and were with him when he got sick late last night. Mike called Patti this morning from Branson and she stayed home from church to stay by the phone to wait to hear more from Mike.
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