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CaliforniaPeggy

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5. Let me see if I can summarize!

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 12:09 PM

Jul 2014

WCGreen has been ill for many years with a bad lung disease, so bad that his doctors told him that eventually he would need to have both lungs transplanted. The transplant happened Jan. 2, 2014.

Since then he has been in the hospital, on the vent with a tracheostomy. His course has been rocky. Things have not gone as expected, and now we don't know if he will get well or not.

He's been on antibiotics over many years, and as a result, his infections are resistant. They could very well be the end of him. I got the call at the end of May, and his wife told me that they thought he had days, not weeks to live, so I went to say goodbye. Those posts are in my Journal.

He fought the infections off, and so here we are now.

I hope this helps.

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****WCGreen Update --Saturday July 5, 2014**** [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 OP

... Liberal_in_LA Jul 2014 #1

confinement to his bed hfojvt Jul 2014 #2

I don't really know what the long-term prognosis is. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #3

California Peggy, I missed the original post - what's going on? DesertDiamond Jul 2014 #4

Let me see if I can summarize! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #5

Dayum. I missed the beginning of the story. calimary Jul 2014 #10

admittedly I had not followed most of that hfojvt Jul 2014 #12

Wow, I thought the last update you did really was the last update tavalon Jul 2014 #22

I don't believe he's in pain, and there are meds for if it happens. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #23

Thanks so much tavalon Jul 2014 #24

I saw him post here a few days ago. panader0 Jul 2014 #6

He did! I was so pleased. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #8

Missed it but that is great news malaise Jul 2014 #15

Thank you, California Peggy. Chris is amazing. My prayers and good vibes continue. sueh Jul 2014 #7

He has a lot of fight in him. Amazing is right! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #9

Keep up the good fight. LoisB Jul 2014 #11

thank you so much for this update, peggy. prayers and healing vibes continuing to go his niyad Jul 2014 #13

Thanks for the good news. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #14

Excellent news. I am so pleased to hear he is doing better! boston bean Jul 2014 #16

Thanks for the update, and the best to W.C Green and Co. denbot Jul 2014 #17

wow! he's fighting off the infections!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #18

Prayers to the greenman. Drew Richards Jul 2014 #19

Thanks for the update, Peggy. femmocrat Jul 2014 #20

K&R. Glad to hear it. Overseas Jul 2014 #21

Glad to hear he is doing better. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #25

k&r... spanone Jul 2014 #26

Thanks for the update ... slipslidingaway Jul 2014 #27

I'm so glad he's doing better. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2014 #28

Me too.. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #29

I look forward to your updates... Phentex Jul 2014 #30

Great to hear! herding cats Jul 2014 #31