Through emails, text messaging and cell phones many in Overflo and our church family were asked to pray for one of our most faithful Overflo volunteers, Andy Jelsik. Some time Monday night, Brother Andy had a heart attack at home. Tuesday afternoon, yesterday, Brother Andy went in for a heart cath. During the procedure the cardiologist was having difficulty navigating the tube and wire throught the artery. Somewhere in his stomach area the wire punctured throught the wall of the artery and Brother Andy began to bleed internally. At one point they had to put the paddles on Brother Andy. It was a very scarry and precarious time. My dad and I were the only ones at the hospital and when the doctor came out he was VERY concerned for Brother Andy and they were not certain he would make it. They got a skin stint around the puncture but while it slowed down the bleeding, it did not stop it. As quickly as they could stabilize Brother Andy and get him up to the o.r., they operated to stop the bleeding. The operation was successful, but he was still and is still not totally out of the woods. I spoke with the surgeon last night and he did feel confident and said the surgery went well.
I just came from the hosptital (Wednesday) after a morning visit with Brother Andy. I was able to speak with Brother Andy and he was able to communicate by nodding his head and squeezing with his hand. He is still heavily sedated at this point. Please keep praying. They do know that Brother Andy has a right coronary artery that is 95% blocked and that is what caused the heart attack in the first place. They will look to address in the next few days according to his recovery from yesterday's surgery. Countless people were praying and God has heard the prayers of His people! As a side note, the doctors have asked for no visitors at this time so Brother Andy can rest. Just keep praying for him.
Now come and be a part of Overflo Student Night, tomorrow, August 21 at 6:45pm RAIN or SHINE! We will have a special time of prayer for Brother Andy!
Well, I will keep you updated on Brother Andy as soon as I hear something.
Stoked that Brother Andy is our friend,
Pastor Barry
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7 comments:
wow,
i heard about this last night and i was shocked,
but all we can do now is pray!
we love our Brother Andy and i hope he's safe and pray that the Lord would give the doctors strength!!
I am so happy he made it through this far! that shows god is answering our prayers. my family and i are praying for brother andy and will continue to. he has a shirt that sais retired from the military, and i always make fun of him and say he's retarted from the military. but i love my retarted brother! :) i will also pray for the doctors so they have wisdom they need to help him.
stoked about my andy pie,
anna
Tracey and I prayed last night...
glad to here the opperation ^_^
went well...
with out brother andy doing all the things he does it would be so hard to keep things goign smoothly. He is amazing! And apart of our family keep being strong bro. Andy we love you!
cant wait for tonight! RAIN OR SHINE! LOL :)
Soooo sad we didnt have youth group but at least we had small groups!!
LOVE,JOY
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