From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 7:24 PM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1392 Prayers needed for Paymaster ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Vol 7, no 1392 Monday Dec 19, 2005 Prayers needed for Paymaster sent by Val May Yesterday afternoon Lee took the truck and went Christmas shopping. He was supposed to be back by 5:45 as we were going to a party and were to meet another couple at their home and go with them. I talked with him on his cell about 4:20, and he said he would try to be there an answr that often means he will be late. Long story short, I kept calling on his cell, but he didn't answer and I left messages, figuing he had gone somewhere else and then left it in the car. Finally at 5:20, I left him a note and said that was going as Sue had said they would wait for us. I never even gave thought to the fact that something might be wrong. Anyway, I drove to their home and we went off in their car headed for Miami Shores with is in north Miami, about 40 minutes away. We were alm,ost there when the phone rang and it was a nurse at a regional hospital not far from our house saying that Lee had been brought in by the EMT after a very minor accident. Apparently, it took the EMT almost 15 minutes to get there and he had no pulse. They managed to get him, breathing and took him to Kendall Regional (not known as a good hospital). I was told that since he was wnot stable, he could ot be transported to another hospital where his doctors practice. Luckily, he did get a a doctor who seemed to know what was going on and also seemed to be a very caring ,man. His biggest worry iis that he figures from what he was told, that Lee was without oxygen o the brain for as much as 21 minutes, and that would probably cause severe brain damage. He was, and still is totally unresponsive. Last night, they gave him something in the IV that would paralize him so that his body wouldn't have to work so hard They had intubated him and he is on a respirator. The neurologist came in today, and is to do an EEG to see what is going on in his brain - if there are brainwaves or not. He felt last night, that Lee reallly should have shown some life , but he didn't and when the doctor called him by name (loudly) and pounded son his shoulder, they was no reaction at all. So there we are. Today he is the same and it doesn't look good at all. All we can do now is watch and pray that whatever happens will be the best thin for Lee. The doctor asked if he had a Living Will which I am taking in today. however, I want to know more about what is going on inside his brain before I think about using it. We pray that whatever happens will be the right thing for Lee. We have to leave for the hospital now, but I will keep you posted. ========================================== Editorial ========================================== This is one of those times that I am without words. Please pray in your own way for Leo, family and friends. MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.com as a free service to the community of military money collectors. Your suggestions, criticisms, complaints, editorial contributions, letters, and even praise are very welcome. The entire contents including linked illustrations are copyright protected by the publishers. In the case of contributors, the copyright is protected on behalf of the creators. Please send all correspondence regarding the gram to MPCgram@yahoo.com. Thank you very much for your participation. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com mpc gram mail list To subscribe to a list, send a mail message to "imailsrv@papermoneyworld.net" at this address with the following in the body of the message: subscribe mpcgram your_full_name To unsubscribe from a list, send a mail message to "imailsrv@papermoneyworld.net" at this address with the following in the body of the message: unsubscribe mpcgram if you have any problems please report then to doug@papermoneyworld.net