Judy Parker's Husband, Jerry has heart procedure

Chet Wood forwarded this e-mail from Judy about Jerry's heart procedure. Please pray that it goes well and that it is not too much of a distraction for Judy during this time as she prepares to go to Africa and serve at NEGST. It is always conforting to know you are in the hands of a Believer as well as a skilled surgeon. Whether we realize it or not, we are all under the care of the great Physican.

Jerry has been admitted to Methodist Hospital this afternoon, Jan 2. He has had tachycardia episodes quite often since October, 2007. His Cardiologist is an Electro Physiologist, Dr. John Miller, who has a 98-99% success rate with this procedure. There are many of these Cardiologists/Electro Physiologists; however, Jerry’s doctor is rated one of the top five in the nation and even of the world! We didn’t know just how respected he is until today. We have long known that his doctor is very skilled, but this confirms that Jerry is in the best of hands with this procedure. This is not a life-threatening condition, just has made his life rather uneasy. His tachycardia occurs in the lower chamber of his heart and can be fixed. We have made the decision to have it done and was planning to get it scheduled. However, today he had at least four hours and many events so he went to the hospital where they could watch him go in and out of tachycardia! He felt light-headed and some pain in his neck when these occurred, not the “typical” heart pains.

Tomorrow he is scheduled to get it fixed -- sooner rather than later! They decided that since he’s already in the hospital and he is planning to have it done, why not do it and get it over with. It’s a procedure that can wait or until the patient gets tired of this nuisance! At this point, we have not told his Mom or my Dad as they both get over-wrought easily. We will tell them after he gets home and is doing well. We feel very confident in Dr. Miller’s abilities, not from him, but from his colleagues and online information. He is also a Christ-follower and has attended our church. We knew of his specialty but didn’t ever think we would need his expertise! We know Jerry’s in good hands at the hospital and we are trusting the Lord to bring him through. Will update you when I bring him home.

Trusting in His everlasting arms!
Judy