A health update on Gil

Kelly made an update on her husband. 

Once again the Lord has been so merciful to us! For the past 2 weeks Gil has felt an unusual feeling in his chest lasting about 30 seconds off & on, and occasionally his jaw would hurt. He wasn’t in pain, but he felt like something wasn’t right. Busy schedules, work, & the fact that he didn’t know for certain that something was wrong kept him from going to the hospital. On Mon night, after finishing a tree job & mowing several yards, he decided to drive to the ER, thinking they’d do some blood work & send him home. Instead, he was quickly whisked into a room & was told he was having a mild heart attack. They immediately started him on nitro & heparin & kept him stable until the day shift doctors could do a heart cath on Tues. The cath procedure took 4 hrs, as they had to do extensive work to the LAD artery (nicknamed the widow maker). He had 80% blockage in that artery & a lot of calcium build up. A regular balloon would not open it, so they used Shockwave (lithotripsy) & then placed a 24 mm stent in it. Next, they put a 48mm stent (the longest stent) in the RCA artery in the back of his heart (where he had the actual heart attack). He had a 95% blockage in that artery. There was a 3rd artery with a 45-50% blockage that did not require a stent. The doctor said Gil had been a “ticking time bomb” & he was extremely close to having a major heart attack! Fortunately, it was corrected in time, and with GOD’S GRACE (and a wonderful team of doctors), we’re living out a MIRACLE & are going home today! The doctor said it could’ve been a VERY different story, & I could’ve been going home alone, which is how that artery earned its nickname! Gil will be starting cardiac therapy next week, along with some other diet & medicine changes, but his normal activity should be able to resume! We’re beyond thankful for the love, care, & many prayers we’ve been showered with from family, friends, & medical staff these past 2 days. We would also covet your prayers, but mostly, we just want to lift our hands in praise to a powerful, wonderful, loving God for extending Gil’s life & letting us have another day to witness His goodness ❤️

Update on Mama Jane

On many of the YouTube videos that the family just uploaded, they talked about mama Jane.

Carlin shared on her YouTube channel that her grandmother suffered a serious stroke. She was in the Icu for a while but is doing much better now. 

Carlin and Evan posted this update on YouTube, and said that most of the family made it to South Carolina, but was asked to visit in groups because they were filling up the waiting room. 

So their annual “I love you day,” party was very low key this year. 

Let’s lift Mama Jane up in prayers.

click here to watch Carlin's video

New update on Erin

We have a new update on Erin to share with you all.

Update on Erin

A new update about Erin following her hospital stay and fighting for her life.

Erin and Henry go home

We have exciting news about Erin and Henry. 

Chad and Erin give thanks

Chad and Erin would like to thank everyone for their prayers and thoughts during this difficult season. 

Kelly opens up

Kelly opens up about why she didn't share updates on Erin. 

New update on Erin

We have a new update on Erin. 

Update on Erin

We have a new update on Erin. 

New update on Erin

We have a new update on Erin.

Update on Erin and Baby Henry

We have an update on Erin and baby Henry. 

Update on Mama Jane

Kelly shared an update on her mother-in-law.

We have so much to be thankful for as Mama Jane completed her final radiation treatment today. We’re all extremely grateful for the outpouring of love everyone has shown these past weeks. The messages have been a great encouragement and the prayers have given her strength to press on!

 Thank each of you for making her feel so special! Today also marked exactly 3 weeks since Papa Bill passed away & when Mama Jane first went to ring the bell after her appointment to celebrate that she had finished treatments, she began to cry as she realized Papa isn’t here to celebrate with her. Though there’s an emptiness in all of our hearts without him, we also recognize God’s overwhelming goodness in the midst of our storms. So we want to publicly thank Him for His loving care! ❤️

Update on Kelly Bates

While visiting Papa Bill and Mama Jane, Kelly was admitted to the hospital for a kidney stone and infection. Sadly, it turned septic and went to ICU. 

The family drove down to be with Kelly while she was in the ICU because it was unclear if she would recover. Shortly after prayer and care from the hospital, Kelly turned the corner and had two surgeries. She was sent home from the hospital yesterday.

Update on Carlin and her health

 We know that you all have been praying for Carlin and we are so thankful for you all.

Carlin's doctor wants her to do a workout with a warmup and cool down. 

Carlin had a meeting with the Mayo Clinic. Evan and Carlin shared that the doctors had her on two meds. Evan says that they seem to be helping but they are less than what they have been.

Carlin still doesn't have a diagnosis but they have been running tests. 

We hope that she finds the answers to what she has been going through. We are praying for her and the rest of the family

Update on Hazel

We have an update on Hazel to share with you all.

She is slowly making progress with her bilirubin's levels are going down and she still has a way to go before being able to go home.

Kelton and Josie want to thank you all for your prayers and thoughts.

We will keep you updated on Hazel's health. 

Hazel's nicu days

Hazel was transferred over to the Nicu.

her parents announced that she has a rare blood condition. Josie and her daughter's blood were fighting each other. She also developed jaundice.

Kelton mentioned that it will be a few more days until they are able to take baby girl home.

We are positive that Kelton and Josie would appreciate your prayers. 

Jadon's homecoming

We are so excited to share that Jadon is now at home with his parents and siblings. 

Jadon is going home just in time for his big sister's birthday.