My cousins son, Kendon, had a heart transplant this afternoon. He is through surgery but the next 24 hours are crucial. Please pray with us for this family. Here is a short version of their story:
Kendon was diagnosed with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy in October 2010. After a few months of doctoring, it was decided that we needed to further evaluate him for possible heart transplant. In January 2011, he had a transplant evaluation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. On January 24 he was officially listed on the heart transplant list. His health regained to fairly stable, although continued to live with enlarged heart and progressive disease. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy is where the heart muscle becomes rigid and stiff, not allowing his heart to relax as it pumps. This creates very high pressures within the heart chambers, causing the heart to become enlarged. Sunday evening, April 10 at 9:00 we recieved a phone call from the Mayo Transplant Coordinator, informing us they had a possible heart available. We were on the road to Rochester by 9:35, arriving here at 12:30 a.m. Kendon was escorted to the Operating Room at 11:00 a.m. His transplant journey is just beginning. Kendon is the third born of our six children. His siblings are Riley, age 11, Kary Ann, age 9, Kortlin, age 6, Kyra, age 4 and Rowyn, age 11 months. Kendon is a very loveable and couragous boy. He has handled this new turn in his life with a very brave spirit.
You can visit their care page at http://www.carepages.com/carepages/KendonsBraveHeart
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