Brothers:
As most of you know Joe had surgery on Tuesday. They found that the mass in his heart wasn’t just in the left ventricle, it’s in both atrium’s and can’t be removed. There isn’t much more the doctor will be able to do for him. He will be release from the hospital as soon as he heals from the surgery. They are discussing hospices care for him now. The doctors aren’t sure how much longer he will last but they should have a better idea when the biopsy results come back.
Keep Joe and Lindsey in your prayers!!!
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The Somerlott Project
Where: The Cellar (Las Colinas around the corner from the bronze Mustang Statues)
Address: 220 Las Colinas Blvd E Irving, TX 75039
Date: Saturday November 5th,
Time: 12 – 6p
Please remember that anyone is welcome. There is a recommended $10 donation cover at the door. Live entertainment, silent auction & 50/50 raffle. We have some great items so please encourage anyone you know to attend. It’s for a great cause! And as always, they are accepting donations online at www.thesomerlottproject.com. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY YOU CAN!
Brethren
Bro. Joe Somerlott will be having surgery on Tuesday 11/1/11, they will be trying to remove the mass in his left ventricle. Anyone with time to visit Joe please do so, he is in the heart wing @ Baylor Plano room 611. Joe will be groggy following the surgery but I’m sure his wife will appreciate the support as well. Keep the Somerlott family in your prayers!!!
An update on Joe’s Condition from Worshipful
I visited Joe at Baylor Heart Hospital yesterday. He is one tough hombre; it turns out he had 2 liters, yes two liters! [think giant soda bottle!] of fluid around his heart….and per his mother-in-law, his only complaint was he was “a little short of breath.” After shortness of breath the next day, she insisted they go to the hospital, where the fluid was drained. Today Joes’ specialists huddle and will let him know what his treatment options are; he did say that they have told him that chemo and radiation are not an option. He has a tumor in his left ventricle, so needless to say, this is very serious. I asked Joe to have Tom F. or Lindsay let us know what the doctors advise; also to let us know if there is ANYTHING we can do for Lindsay. Joe is in room 611. I think visitors really wear him out, so I only stayed a few minutes. I put my hand on his knee, which caused his leg to spasm…so you really can’t even give him a “chug on the shoulder,” he’s very, very frail, but continues to maintain a good attitude. I think he appreciates seeing his Lodge brothers, but I’d recommend very short visits.
thanks,
Pat
Brethren
10/22/2011
Joe’s MRI results came in and they had found a mass in his heart. They told him that there wasn’t much they could do at this point. Removing the mass wasn’t an option. The doctors aren’t sure how much time he has left. He’s currently at Baylor Plano in the heart wing. Please keep praying for Lindsay and Joe!!!
Brethren
Brother John Dockins went to the hospital today with a today with temperature of 105, at this time I dont have any other information but I will post updates as there received.
Brother Joe Somerlott went into the hospital early today because he was collecting fluid around his heart causing the left side to start collapsing. The hospital is draining the fluid and trying to find the cause, test have been done and results will be in on Saturday. He was admitted to the heart unit at Baylor Plano.
Please keep John & Joe in your prayers!!!
Brother Jimmy Hank and his wife Linda Hanks where informed after her recent MRI that her brain tumor has doubled in size over the last year. It is aggressively pressing on the pituitary gland between the optic nerve. The endocrinologist will be performing surgery October 4, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.
Please Keep Linda in your thoughts and prayers!!!
Events, Sick & Distressed | Randall.Calhoun | 
November 3, 2011 10:40 pm | 
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