Chris Martin Update: Email From His Family, January 21, 2010

While Chris is not getting better, the good news is that he also is not getting worse.  His heart is continuing to pump at 20% efficiency.    The doctors are hoping that through medication, the medication will help his heart beat with more strength.  So far, the medication is doing nothing.

Not that they think that he will need one, they are doing tests for a possible heart transplant.  They are doing this just to get these tests done while his heart is working at the current level.  The first thing that they will do prior to this would be to install an artificial heart.  While this is very serious, Chris thinks that it would be cool to not have a heart beat.  He is kidding with the doctors that he would be “just like” a vampire.  While he is in good spirits, he is very tired of being in a hospital.  Those of  you close by and when it is not raining so much, if you could drop in on Chris that would be great.  We are not sure when Chris will be released from the hospital.  The doctor originally felt maybe the end of this week or the end of next week.  But that definitely will not be happening.

Chris was able to chat with at previous heart patient that had the same thing happen to him that happened to Chris.  His heart was operating at 13%.  For this patient, they went the artificial heart route.  This guy is now out of the hospital and doing wonderfully.  So he was an encouragement to Chris.

I was able to speak to someone at work today about Chris.  After I explained that Chris was in Martinez County and was able to be transferred to San Francisco and the fact that this hospital sent a medical team along with the ambulance to pick Chris up (about 40 miles one way) she said to me - ”Wow you must really have some angels sitting on your sons shoulders,  this does not happen with patients without a big fight from the patients family members”.  Remember, I work for Unitedhealthcare, so we are familiar with this.  So I would like to thank everyone for their prayers.  Letting you know that they work.  Having Chris transferred without any hassle to one of the bay area’s best cardiac hospitals, is simply an act from our Heavenly Father.  From the start of talking about transferring him to when he was transferred was less then 24 hours.  So please keep up your prayers.