Dad has been having some breathing problems for the past 3 weeks - since he drove up to visit from Florida. Yesterday he went in to the hospital via the emergency room. They drained 2 liters of fluid off his lungs! Now they are searching for the cause of the problem. Unfortunately the fluid wasn't infected or just clear - that would have been best. It was bloody - which is bad. They mentioned the C word, and malignancy has moved higher up on the list. They were questioning Dad about his smoking habits from 30+ years ago.
Luckily Carolyn happened to be heading to Florida this week, so she, Stan, and Emily will be there until Friday at least. They are running a full body scan today, and some CT scans. The doctor's say that now that the fluid is drained, they can see around it better. After the scans it will probably take until Monday before we hear something.
I've emailed Father Ronnie at Dad's church and asked him to pray for Dad. I also added him to the parish prayer list. This is the most I can do for now.
Please pray for my Dad - Elmer Perzel.
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