The latest update on Stephen:
Yesterday was a very up and down day. Just to let you know, stephen didn't have the 2nd operation yesterday due to another crisis case which required stephens neuro teams attention. Following this news, we were all given a huge boost by some news that stephen had some sensation in his backside. Typically, this was felt when a nurse touched his bum! This, along with some sensation i his right wrist and left shoulder gave everyone a huge lift.
However, he developed further complications later in the day with his breathing. His temparature was very high and his lungs were hardly working. They feared he may have developed blood clots in his lungs and so decided to do a cat scand along with some other tests. He was too sick to have the cat scan however, and so they decided to do a bronchoscopy. The results of this were that they found lots of crap in his lungs, but no blood clot. They believe that this is due to inhaling lots and lots of dust from digging and riding trails over many, many years. Sort of similar to that of a miner's lung.
He was due to have the postponed second operation this morning (7am) and doctors decide to assess his situation 1 hour prior to the operating time to see if he was strong enough to take the anaesthetic and come through the operation. Luckily, they decided he was fit enough to take it following his temperature dropping in the night and he is now 2 hours in to a 7 hour operation to further stabilise his broken 3,4 and 5th vertebrae.
This has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster but we are optimistic that by the end of the week he will be more comfortable.
The support we have received is unbelievable and your messages on here are really comforting. He has been too sick for me to read these message out to him but i have told him some of the names that have been sending their regards and it makes him smile. Hopefully, towards the end of the week i will be able to print them all out and read them to him so please, if you haven't already done so, leave a message for him. Its much appreciated.
Thanks
Martin, Cynthia, Jeff, Melissa, Seth and Mason
It's good to see all the support towards Stephen Murray. At this moment he's undergoing another 7 hour surgery but his friends don't sit still. We all want this to work out the best way possible for Stephen and it's important to show your support. It not only gives Stephen but also his family and close friends a lot of strength. Next to the fundraisers also "Stephen-Murray-support" stickers and T-shirts are being printed, there's a Myspace that's dedicated to the recovery, jams are being organized and you can now leave a message for Stephen in the left column here on FATBMX.
- Leave a message for Stephen by hitting this link.
- Go to Stephen's myspace site
- Be on the lookout for Murray shirts by RockStar energy drinks
- Da Compound is having two Benefit jams in July
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