This is the most difficult post I’ve ever written. And undoubtedly a shock to some whose last update about Jeremy was here on my blog, which was very sunny.
Jeremy had a clot in his VAD earlier this week, but it disappeared and they were hoping that his body absorbed it. But the clot had gone to his brain and caused a stroke early yesterday morning. This led to bleeding, and the infamous Dr. Ben Carson stepped in to do emergency surgery to stop this bleeding. Once the surgery was over, the blood thinner that Jeremy is on to keep the flow moving in the VAD had to be reduced so the bleeding in his brain could stop. That ended up causing clots in the VAD, and thus a downward spiral began. The bleeding in his brain is intense and he has suffered major brain damage. The doctors told Scott and Amy that he would never be well enough to be on the transplant list, nor would he be able to achieve any kind of quality of life. They have exhausted all avenues of help for Jeremy. Care will be withdrawn later today. I spoke with Amy this morning after reading the journal entry, and I can’t even describe the pain I heard. The grief, the questions, the pain, the exhaustion…I just can’t wrap my mind around what she and Scott are going through.
Please keep the Morse family in your prayers as they face this horrific day, and a future without Jeremy. As you pray for comfort, don’t forget about all of the miracles that God has given them over the past 70 days, and what a gift that time with him really was.
UPDATE:
Jeremy passed away at 3:07pm this afternoon. I was able to go to the hospital and be with Scott and Amy for a few minutes. I can’t imagine the pain they felt tonight leaving that hospital without thier son. Please pray for God’s peace and comfort to fall on them in a big way.
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