Praising God for all he is going to do lifting him up in anticipation of Aaron’s miracle.
Prayers for Noelle
We are asking God for strength for my Dear friend Noelle and her son. I am so torn apart by what she is going through. It does seem like things are so unfair. Noelle is such a good spirit, an Angel on earth. She would do anything, for anyone and now she has been widowed at such a young age, and suddenly with no way to prepare for this devastation.
Her husband Joel was so young and am told he was in tip top shape, the last person you could imagine that this would happen to. We have to cherish every moment with our loved ones. I was told that Noelle tried to donate Joel’s organs and designate them for Aaron.
I am asking our glorious God to surround her with friends and family to help her morn her loss. To give her the peace and strength that he so promised us at these times.
Aaron’s Heart is being Stressed
I am also asking God again to put his hands on Aaron’s heart and stop the erratic heart beats that he is having. We were moved into the ICU at 2:00 a.m.; Aaron has continued to have PVC’s and bigeminies one after another for hours on end.
Doctors thought they were due to his electrolytes and they have corrected all that and they are still occurring. They are telling us his heart is under stress and trying to compensate. The monitor alarms constantly and the nurses are coming in each time to check and we are constantly watching and asking if he feels okay.
The three of us have not had much sleep in the past few days. Aaron was awake from the move to ICU. Mark and I both are constantly jumping to see the monitor that now is more alarming to all.
They have stabilized Aaron as much as they can for now; it is truly in God’s hands. They say the erratic heart beats can stop on there own or cause a catastrophic event so it is hard to just sit back and wait.
Ready for Surgery
Aaron is ready for transplant now; he will be listed the moment Dr. Lax’s (the transplant surgeon) airplane lands. I believe he returns Wednesday maybe Thursday. So he can be ready any moment after that. There is another transplant surgeon here at UCLA but Dr. Lax is the only one in the world that can do Aarons surgery.
Aaron will be listed 1A top of list that means, when an organ his size and blood type becomes available it will be offered to him. The transplant team consisting of a renal transplant doctor and heart transplant doctor will go to the hospital wherever it may be and evaluate and determine if the organs are okay for Aaron. It will all happen pretty fast once the wheels start turning.
They had talked about discharging us to wait and I do not know how that stands anymore since he is having these episodes I am praying that they correct themselves.
Thanking you for following Aaron’s story and for sharing it with so many. I am trying to keep everyone updated. We are so overwhelmed by the love from all. Please continue to keep Aaron in your prayers. I am looking forward to telling all that it is his moment and we are going into surgery. God Bless Elizabeth Tanner
Posted: Sunday, October 18th, 2009
We are continuing to pray for Aaron as well as your whole family. I think of your Aaron so often and thought of him today as I watched all the kids parade at school for Halloween. We pray for God to keep his heart strong enough to sustain the arrival of his newly blessed heart and kidney.
God Bless the whole Tanner Family – we will continue to have you in our thoughts, in our hearts and in our prayers.
Love,
The Linder Family
Maureen,
Thank You for keeping us in your Prayers. We are so touched by all the love and support.
We miss everyone back at home and pray for the day that Aaron gets his miracle and we can come home as a family again.
I hope everything goes well for you and your family. I enjoyed talking with you on the phone.