Thanks for the update Kathy .....prayer machine in high gear
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Hi,
Hope Nick is doing better. I shall continue to send up my prayers. Don't forget, "If HE brings you to it, HE will bring you through it". Hugs to you and your family
Mileena46
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Hate to hear all the stress and worry you all are going through! Would like to add my prayers to everyone elses that Nick will feel better and things will begin to look up for him!!
Mileena
Mileena
Nick Cambio
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Nick has been transferred to Tufts/New England Med Ctr..he had a slight turnaround when they began the MILrinone drip and his organs started to function better. So he has been there since Friday night and they are talking about the L-VAD,(left ventricular assistive device), possibly doing it today...Hopefully this will be a bridge to a transplant. They may need to intubate him as well to get enough oxygen to his body. That is all I know for now. I would like to say THANK YOU all for your prayers and support. This has not been easy for any of us. But knowing the support is there helps out enormously. Thank you again.
Kathy
Kathy
Wow I am sorry to hear, he got so bad so fast. But glad to hear he is doing better and they have a plan to help him.It sounds like a long road, so you all will continue to be in my prayers
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Oh wow Kathy. I will be praying for Nick. I know that at this point the road he is on seems foggy and uncertain, but I know that your families faith will help him. The hugs and good vibes that I'm sending your way should arrive shortly. Can you feel um'? 
Thank you so much Kathy for the update on Nick.......hopefully with all our prayers Nick will be posting on his own soon Godspeed
Natina13
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Nick Cambio
Kathy, I am very sorry to hear about all your brother is having to endure. Sending prayers your way, may the light of God's eternal love, watch over him, you ( your a wonderful sister) and your family !!!! We are here for you.......
Renee
Dx BAV w/severe stenosis and 3 proximal arteries blocked 75% + in 11/2010 4/14/2011 AVR Edwards "Magna" Bovine Tissue Valve and a triple Bypass.
Kathy, I am very sorry to hear about all your brother is having to endure. Sending prayers your way, may the light of God's eternal love, watch over him, you ( your a wonderful sister) and your family !!!! We are here for you.......
Renee
Dx BAV w/severe stenosis and 3 proximal arteries blocked 75% + in 11/2010 4/14/2011 AVR Edwards "Magna" Bovine Tissue Valve and a triple Bypass.
Nick Cambio
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Ok so here it is...once Nick got into Tufts, a day later he took a turn for the worse. we thought we were losing him. the docs and nurses there are awesome. they increased cardiac meds and it helped somewhat but not enough so they attached the "tandem heart" yesterday afternoon. His BP immediately increased to a safe point and over the last 24 hours his kidney function, liver function have come back. They did cultures this afternoon and found no infections...and since he has been stable for over 24 hours they see a "window of opportunity" for surgery. TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:00am he gets an AVR and an L-VAD!! Please pray that he is strong enough to withstand this!!! thank you everyone..it has been such an emotional time for my whole family...i will keep you updated....
Sounds like Nick is in good hands. Praying for successful surgery tomorrow. Thank you for updating us.
Looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow. Get some rest !
Looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow. Get some rest !
Sounds like the good Lord is looking out for Nick and we will keep praying for His support of Nick
Hope Nick is doing OK....
Nick Cambio
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Well, i haven't posted since 6/19/11 because our lives have been on a horrendous roller coaster ride. My brother passed away on July 20, 2011. He fought a good fight at Tufts. In a nutshell, shortly after arriving at Tufts he was put on the Tandem Heart pump for two days to give his heart at rest. On July 22, surgery was performed and the aortic valve was replaced by a cow valve and the L-VAD was attached. His heart was working perfectly. After a week, Nick was sitting up and having conversations and feeling "terrific", (his statement)..On July 3 he suffered a major bleed in his stomach from a huge ulcer (due to large doses of blood thinners). He was given 10 units of blood. He fought off sepsis and kidney and liver malfunctions. He was making small progresses but his kidneys were not coming back so they put him on continuous dialysis for about 2 weeks. Still he continued to make baby steps towards recovery, that is up until July 19 when sepsis and acidosis both set in. A meeting with doctors on July 20 only gave Nick a less that 1% chance of survival and if he did he would not have any kind of quality of life that he enjoyed prior to being sick. We then decided to stop all medical procedures immediately. We saw him, loved him, and told him that it was alright if he wanted the suffering to end, that the rest would be his decision and we would understand. The nurses only removed the dialysis and some of the IV's, the cardiologist had not yet come down to turn off the L-VAD. He made his transition very peacefully, almost as if he was waiting for our OK to go. We buried him this morning. And I am feeling like I have been inside a tornado, being tossed about, tired but unable to sleep with the thoughts of him running through my head. I want to thank you all for what you do for so many. Oh, how I wish this was a success story..Please keep on keeping on. With my utmost thanks, Kathy
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. May he rest in peace.
I'm so sorry to hear about your brother passing. What a brave fight he fought with his loving family by his side ever step of the way. I'm just so sorry. Thank you for taking the time with all you are going thru to let us know what wa going on. Your family is in my prayers.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Your Brother was a brave fighter. May God give you and your family peace in your hearts and minds. I'm so sorry.
Ray Norsworthy
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Best of luck to you all!
So sorry for the loss of Nick
So sorry for the loss of Nick
I was so rooting for him to make a recovery. How very sad. I am glad he had your love and support through this terrible time. May he rest in peace and may your family find peace, too.
So sorry for the loss of Nick
I was so rooting for him to make a recovery. How very sad. I am glad he had your love and support through this terrible time. May he rest in peace and may your family find peace, too.
My sincere condolences on the loss of Nick, may he rest in peace.
kfay
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Kathy, I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. I'm sure it's been a very trying time for you all. I hope he's found some peace.
Kim
Kim
