Friends of Tony UpdateSummer/Fall 2009 |
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Update in the Works
Tony's Current Condition Over the past couple of months Tony has been battling several pressure ulcers (bedsores), two small sores and one larger one that is more life threatening. Throughout this time, a nurse has been coming by regularly to treat his sores at home. Earlier this week Tony was taken to the emergency room. He's been very sick for the past few days, and he wasn't getting any better. 
While in the ER and waiting for a bed to become available, the doctors ran a number of tests to help determine the cause of his illness. After a few hours and several tests later, Tony was finally admitted to the hospital.
Over the next couple of days and more tests, including an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, the doctors found that Tony's pressure sores had become infected and the infection spread to his bones. This condition is known as Osteomyelitis (an infection of bone or bone marrow with a propensity for spreading further). As a result of this very serious infection, Tony must receive several weeks of continuous antibiotics by IV at a nearby rehabilitation hospital. He is in good spirits, and stated that he "just wants to get well again." Tony's parents have been making several trips each day to check in on him. He's only a couple of miles away, and while not contagious, Tony will need up to a month-and-a-half of intensive antibiotics before being released. He is at HealthSouth Hospital (at Tenaya) in room 310, here's the address and contact information. HealthSouth Hospital at Tenaya 2500 N. Tenaya LV, NV 89128 Room 310 (702) 562-2021 Prayers For Tony 
Friends and family members continue to answer the call to help Tony through the power of prayer. Last week an expedited bulletin was sent in email to Tony's Prayer Group, asking for help to pray for Tony to get well.
Since the plane crash five years ago, hundreds of people have prayed for Tony. Those in his Prayer Circle receive prayer alerts through email so that they can be called into action to help Tony on any given day that he may need it most. Thank you to all of the members of Tony's Prayer Circle for your prayers and support and for keeping Tony in your thoughts and hearts over these past five years. If you would like to be part of Tony's Prayer Circle, check out the prayer page for more details. Thank you, Steve Albanese FriendsOfTony.com Previous Friends-of-Tony Updates You can read previous FriendsOfTony Updates by clicking on the links below.
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