I was on the other board and saw this post
I just got this from Kenny "KDog" Shores, in addition to Ricky needing our Prayers, Kenny's younger brother passed away so Kenny & his family can use your Prayers also!!
"I regret to have to inform you that Ricky Couch is gravely ill and is not expected to survive. Ricky has been in the hospital in intensive care
for 6 days suffering from a perforation in his digestive tract and kidney failure.
He had a stomach virus a couple of weeks ago. As he was recovering from that when he developed severe abdominal pain which the doctor treated
as a muscle pull that happened as a result of the stomach virus. When the pain only continued to get worse Karen took him to the emergency room.
They admitted him and found his kidneys had started to shut down because of severe dehydration, he had fluid in his abdomen and an infection. They drained almost 5 liters of fluid from his abdomen. They also started
him on anti-biotics and dialysis.
After showing slight improvement through the weekend he took a turn for the worse Sunday night. His kidneys have not responded to treated and the perforation has not healed. The infection has gotten worse and the fluid is
building up inside of him affecting the function of his heart and lungs.
Ricky has elected not to have surgery because the chances are great that he would have a heart attack or stroke during surgery. And if he did
survive surgery they would have to leave his chest open to drain and he would be and
a breathing machine for an unknown amount of time.
I wanted you guys to know what was going on. I really wanted to call you but I don't think I could get through that right now. And I would
leave something out.
Please pray for Ricky and Karen.
I will let you know any further developments"
Regards,
Tod Heintzelman