This is dad on 4/7/09, three days after after he was rushed to Marlboro Hospital.

Dad went into CHF (conjestive heart failure) last Friday night (4/4/09) and was rushed by ambulance to Marlboro Hospital. He was stablized there as best they could and then tranferred to Umass Hospital. After arriving at Umass he was deemed critical and and required the Bypap breathing assist device. He was placed on Bypap and moved to the Cardiac Cath Lab and a Balloon pump was inplanted, this assists his heart to beat, he needs this for survival, without it his heart can not support life. When he was as stable as they could get him, he was transported to Mass General, where he currently waits for a new heart. His nursing staff is FANTASTIC!!!! MD's WONDERFUL!!! Cardiac transplant team...AWESOME!! Social services...OUTSTANDING!!!

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My dad almost died on 4/4/09 he went into CHF and never recovered. He is in the Cardiac Care Unit at Mass General Hospital and will remain there until he gets a new heart. He is waiting patiently on the heart transplant list. He went into the hospital on 4/4/09 weighing 227lbs and now less than 3 weeks later he weighs in at 175lbs...all fluid, he was literally drowning in fluid. The blue machine is called a balloon pump and is keeping him alive till he gets a new heart. Please say a prayer for him as he could use all he can get. I believe he survived Friday night because he was destined to live and continue on with his life, he has made it so far, however we have had a few setbacks along the way...he had a massive bleed on 4/19 that has now resulted in him being placed on the deactivated transplant list until his white blood cell count returns to normal. I spoke with his nurse Ellen a little while ago and she confirmed that the count is returning to normal and he will be re listed soon. waiting patiently on the heart transplant list. He went into the hospital on 4/4/09 weighing 227lbs and now less than 3 weeks later he weighs in at 175lbs...all fluid, he was literally drowning in fluid. The blue machine is called a balloon pump and is keeping him alive till he gets a new heart. Please say a prayer for him as he could use all he can get. I believe he survived Friday night because he was destined to live and continue on with his life, he has made it so far, however we have had a few setbacks along the way...he had a massive bleed on 4/19 that has now resulted in him being placed on the deactivated transplant list until his white blood cell count returns to normal. I spoke with his nurse Ellen a little while ago and she confirmed that the count is returning to normal and he will be re listed soon.