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From Brad Thompson . . . . . .
"Al was in Pagosa Springs, CO last week on vacation and was returning when he and Jan stopped for the night in Ulysses to visit friends. The next morning Al got up with gas and severe stomach pain. Jan forced him to go to the regional medical center where they immediately identified his condition, put him on blood thinners, and flew him by airplane to the Kansas Heart Institute in Wichita.
They ran a camera up through one of the arteries in his leg to his heart where they could see that one-half of his heart was not getting any blood due to a clot. They did a balloon procedure to clear the blockage and then placed a stint in his heart to get the blood flowing. This medical stuff is way over my heard, but the key point is that the doctor said everything went well and Al was feeling well and in high spirits.
Al should be released early this week (Monday or Tuesday) following tests to determine the amount of damage done to his heart due to the lack of blood flow.
By all accounts Al is very lucky to be with us still and his recovery from this should be excellent."
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