Very sad time for my family

pro reel · 08-20-11, 09:59 AM

Many of you know that my 22 yr old daughter, Brittney, is expecting a baby. This will be our first grandchild. We have known for about 2 months that there was a big problem. It started as calcium deposits showing up on his heart in a sonogram. They said it was common but would need to keep a close watch. Then they did more detailed testing and said it was worse. They did an amnio and it showed a missing gene and that it had cause a syndrom called de george. That causes heart problems and other problems. She was switched to childrens mercy in KC and we were then told that he was missing one of the main heart arteries but that it was something that was repairable with good success rates. We were all set up to have Easton delivered early and a team of surgeons was going to be ready to do the surgery to repair the missing artery. We went this week to meet all the surgeons, do some final testing and were going to be led through the process of what to expect. We got everything set up For Brittney to stay at the Mc Donald charity house for a few weeks as she needed to be close to the hospital in case he came early or there were any complications. We knew this was very bad, but we had faith that it was something they could fix and any long term problems would just be something we would deal with. It was early Friday morning that they did an echo cardio on him through her belly. This gave the best look at the heart so far and after that they brought us in and dropped the news that it was far worse than they thought. They did try to give us a small amount of hope that it could still somehow change for the better, but the doctor that actually did the echo told us that she was positive his heart valve was not good, it was starting to leak and was not repairable. There is the slim posibility that it could somhow reverse or look better when he is delivered and they do an echo on him then, but I think some of that was for Brittney's sake. We were told that unless there was a major change for the better, we needed to be prepared to expect to only have him for a few hours, and that they would try to make him as comfortable as possible during that time. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers during this troubling time. We are not only worried about losing the baby that we were excited to meet, but we now are very worried about how our Daughter will cope after such a tragedy. The baby will be delivered on or close to Sept 12th. I will be taking a week before that and a few weeks after that to take care of things. I will be caught up on any reels that I have now or that were sent this way already. I will let you know how things go and when I will be back to work after.

dave · 08-20-11, 10:18 AM

WOW

Prayer said.

Bubba_Bruiser · 08-20-11, 10:22 AM

Will do Kevin. So sorry man, I am praying for y'all.

MO_CPA · 08-20-11, 10:22 AM

So sorry, Pro reel. I will pray for your family.

nobass · 08-20-11, 11:39 AM

sorry i will keep you and your family in my thoughts. will but a prayer message at church . wish you the best

bamabassman · 08-20-11, 11:44 AM

kevin, i kow this doesn't help much. but jsut wanted you to know that reading this made my heart break, i am so sorry for you, and oyur family and your daughter especially. GOD has a plan, we are not to ask why, just have faith. i pray that GOD will guide your family through this crisis and make oyu stronger in your faith. i will continue to pray for the miricle that GOD has in HIS power to heal this child for oyu and oyur family.

bassinbob · 08-20-11, 12:12 PM

Kevin, so sorry for the sad news. I'll pray for all of you.

Tavery5 · 08-20-11, 01:07 PM

Kevin, my heart is heavy for you and your family, I hope you know it goes without saying, but if I can do anything for you guys, don't hesitate to ask.

nofearengineer · 08-20-11, 01:09 PM

Kevin,

I'm so sorry this is happening to your family in what ought to be a time of joy. I can only imagine what your daughter is going through. Be with your family and do your best to guide them though this. You and your family will be in my prayers.

Jrob78 · 08-20-11, 01:34 PM

Man, Kevin, I don't even know what to say. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I can't imagine anything harder than what you guys are going through right now. Be with your family and your daughter and do your best to keep them positive and together. My deepest condolences.

Bob Smith · 08-20-11, 01:55 PM

That is so sad, Kevin. Prayers from my family to yours. Be strong and may God guide you through these troubled times.

Bassboss · 08-20-11, 01:59 PM

This truly is a sad time for you and your family, I pray that all goes well and that God work the best out of the situation. I hope these verses prove comforting to you and your family.

Matthew 18:14.... So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Romans 5:12-19.... Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.

Revelation 21:4..... He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.

Psalm 34:18..... The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

keithdog · 08-20-11, 02:30 PM

Kevin, my heart breaks reading this. My wife and I lost a child at birth. After 21 years it still hurts. My heart goes out to you, your daughter and your family. I will say a special prayer for you all. If there is anything you wish to talk about or need, you have my number. And as for the reel you have, forget about it buddy. It doesn't even need mentioning. Whats going on in your family is all that matters. I could wait for months for all I care. You just take care of your daughter, yourself, and your family. Thats all that matters now. I'll put in a special prayer request at church for little Easton.

66KingFisher · 08-20-11, 02:39 PM

It always breaks my heart to hear this kinda stuff....Kevin you and your family is in our prayers buddy....keep us posted.

carolina-rig-01 · 08-20-11, 03:04 PM

Man Kevin I can't tell you how sorry I am to hear this, like the others I am heart broken for you guys. You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.

woody · 08-20-11, 06:11 PM

Kevin, my prayers are with you, your family and the medical staff, during all of this.

-Mark

bcklash · 08-20-11, 07:38 PM

Praying for your family

bassboogieman · 08-20-11, 08:55 PM

What sorrowfull news at what should be a most joyous occasion. Prayers sent for the family and especially Easton.

bluebasser86 · 08-21-11, 03:52 AM

Bama, very well said. More prayers sent your way Kevin.

woody · 08-21-11, 08:50 AM

You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers this morning.

"Mercy for Easton!"

-Mark

CamG · 08-21-11, 05:55 PM

So sorry to hear that Kevin. Thoughts and prayers for your family.

pro reel · 08-21-11, 11:07 PM

Thank you all for your concern and prayers. This is going to be a very rough 3 weeks to get through while we wait, hope and pray. It does help to know that so many good people are praying with us. My wife has read all of your posts and she was very moved by the support. We have relayed to our Daughter that she has a lot of good people pulling for her and it's in Gods hands now.

1/4 stick · 08-22-11, 09:14 AM

Prayer being sent for you and your family Pro.

WatterBoy · 08-22-11, 07:35 PM

Kevin, so very sorry to learn of this bad news. Prayers already sent and more will follow.

Dean

BigBassin144 · 08-22-11, 07:53 PM

Kevin, I'm so sorry to hear about this. That's awful, but together you and your family will get through it. Stay strong; we'll be praying for you.

BB

08-20-11, 09:59 AM	#1
pro reel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 761	Very sad time for my family Many of you know that my 22 yr old daughter, Brittney, is expecting a baby. This will be our first grandchild. We have known for about 2 months that there was a big problem. It started as calcium deposits showing up on his heart in a sonogram. They said it was common but would need to keep a close watch. Then they did more detailed testing and said it was worse. They did an amnio and it showed a missing gene and that it had cause a syndrom called de george. That causes heart problems and other problems. She was switched to childrens mercy in KC and we were then told that he was missing one of the main heart arteries but that it was something that was repairable with good success rates. We were all set up to have Easton delivered early and a team of surgeons was going to be ready to do the surgery to repair the missing artery. We went this week to meet all the surgeons, do some final testing and were going to be led through the process of what to expect. We got everything set up For Brittney to stay at the Mc Donald charity house for a few weeks as she needed to be close to the hospital in case he came early or there were any complications. We knew this was very bad, but we had faith that it was something they could fix and any long term problems would just be something we would deal with. It was early Friday morning that they did an echo cardio on him through her belly. This gave the best look at the heart so far and after that they brought us in and dropped the news that it was far worse than they thought. They did try to give us a small amount of hope that it could still somehow change for the better, but the doctor that actually did the echo told us that she was positive his heart valve was not good, it was starting to leak and was not repairable. There is the slim posibility that it could somhow reverse or look better when he is delivered and they do an echo on him then, but I think some of that was for Brittney's sake. We were told that unless there was a major change for the better, we needed to be prepared to expect to only have him for a few hours, and that they would try to make him as comfortable as possible during that time. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers during this troubling time. We are not only worried about losing the baby that we were excited to meet, but we now are very worried about how our Daughter will cope after such a tragedy. The baby will be delivered on or close to Sept 12th. I will be taking a week before that and a few weeks after that to take care of things. I will be caught up on any reels that I have now or that were sent this way already. I will let you know how things go and when I will be back to work after. Last edited by pro reel; 08-20-11 at 10:05 AM.

08-20-11, 10:22 AM	#3
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Will do Kevin. So sorry man, I am praying for y'all. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

08-20-11, 10:22 AM	#4
MO_CPA BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ozark, Missouri Posts: 361	So sorry, Pro reel. I will pray for your family. __________________ Whatever you allow is what will continue.

08-20-11, 11:39 AM	#5
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	sorry i will keep you and your family in my thoughts. will but a prayer message at church . wish you the best __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

08-20-11, 11:44 AM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	kevin, i kow this doesn't help much. but jsut wanted you to know that reading this made my heart break, i am so sorry for you, and oyur family and your daughter especially. GOD has a plan, we are not to ask why, just have faith. i pray that GOD will guide your family through this crisis and make oyu stronger in your faith. i will continue to pray for the miricle that GOD has in HIS power to heal this child for oyu and oyur family. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

08-20-11, 10:18 AM	#2
dave BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 401	WOW Prayer said.

08-20-11, 12:12 PM	#7
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Kevin, so sorry for the sad news. I'll pray for all of you. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

08-20-11, 01:07 PM	#8
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	Kevin, my heart is heavy for you and your family, I hope you know it goes without saying, but if I can do anything for you guys, don't hesitate to ask. __________________ They call me Ishmael

08-20-11, 01:09 PM	#9
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Kevin, I'm so sorry this is happening to your family in what ought to be a time of joy. I can only imagine what your daughter is going through. Be with your family and do your best to guide them though this. You and your family will be in my prayers. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-20-11, 01:34 PM	#10
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Man, Kevin, I don't even know what to say. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I can't imagine anything harder than what you guys are going through right now. Be with your family and your daughter and do your best to keep them positive and together. My deepest condolences. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

08-20-11, 01:55 PM	#11
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	That is so sad, Kevin. Prayers from my family to yours. Be strong and may God guide you through these troubled times. __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

08-20-11, 01:59 PM	#12
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	This truly is a sad time for you and your family, I pray that all goes well and that God work the best out of the situation. I hope these verses prove comforting to you and your family. Matthew 18:14.... So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. Romans 5:12-19.... Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Revelation 21:4..... He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. Psalm 34:18..... The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

08-20-11, 02:30 PM	#13
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Kevin, my heart breaks reading this. My wife and I lost a child at birth. After 21 years it still hurts. My heart goes out to you, your daughter and your family. I will say a special prayer for you all. If there is anything you wish to talk about or need, you have my number. And as for the reel you have, forget about it buddy. It doesn't even need mentioning. Whats going on in your family is all that matters. I could wait for months for all I care. You just take care of your daughter, yourself, and your family. Thats all that matters now. I'll put in a special prayer request at church for little Easton. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

08-20-11, 02:39 PM	#14
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	It always breaks my heart to hear this kinda stuff....Kevin you and your family is in our prayers buddy....keep us posted. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

08-20-11, 03:04 PM	#15
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Man Kevin I can't tell you how sorry I am to hear this, like the others I am heart broken for you guys. You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.

08-20-11, 06:11 PM	#16
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Kevin, my prayers are with you, your family and the medical staff, during all of this. -Mark

08-20-11, 07:38 PM	#17
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Praying for your family __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

08-20-11, 08:55 PM	#18
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	What sorrowfull news at what should be a most joyous occasion. Prayers sent for the family and especially Easton.

08-21-11, 03:52 AM	#19
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Bama, very well said. More prayers sent your way Kevin.

08-21-11, 08:50 AM	#20
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers this morning. "Mercy for Easton!" -Mark

08-21-11, 05:55 PM	#21
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	So sorry to hear that Kevin. Thoughts and prayers for your family.

08-21-11, 11:07 PM	#22
pro reel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 761	Thank you all for your concern and prayers. This is going to be a very rough 3 weeks to get through while we wait, hope and pray. It does help to know that so many good people are praying with us. My wife has read all of your posts and she was very moved by the support. We have relayed to our Daughter that she has a lot of good people pulling for her and it's in Gods hands now.

08-22-11, 09:14 AM	#23
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	Prayer being sent for you and your family Pro. __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

08-22-11, 07:35 PM	#24
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Kevin, so very sorry to learn of this bad news. Prayers already sent and more will follow. Dean

08-22-11, 07:53 PM	#25
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Kevin, I'm so sorry to hear about this. That's awful, but together you and your family will get through it. Stay strong; we'll be praying for you. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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