Updated august 20@5:15 pm

Bev Grubbs had gall bladder surgery today.

Richard Ferguson had surgery this morning to repair his broken collar bone from his motorcycle accident and it went well. 

Michael Walters had an emergency test this morning on his good kidney to see how it is working. They will make a decision as to whether to leave the bad kidney in or remove it once they have the results of how is good kidney is working.  (Diana Wood's and Marilyn Evan's brother)

Terry Mathis is home now recovering from being in the hospital with low oxygen and high blood pressure.

Joe Sutliff was discharged from the hospital and is back at Our Lady of the Valley. Still working to get the fluid off her heart and on Ello Quist to dissolve the blood clot in her leg. She'll be on this for 3 months. 

John Haley's heart abrasion Monday turned out to be far more involved than anticipated. They wound up having to actually puncture a hole to go through the right side of his heart as well as to do some work on the left side. 

Johnny Campbell (lives in Missouri now) is in the hospital with a brain bleed. He fell the other day at Waffle House and injured his head. Johnny has no family there and only his sister Marilyn and niece Christy are left in his family and they live here in Roanoke. Johnny needs long term care and not able to be by himself now. And the hospital is going ready to discharge him but Johnny is refusing to go to a long term care facility. And he's refusing to come back to Roanoke. Pray for Christy as she's trying to figure things.

Bonnie Prader is having a tumor removed from her breast Aug. 25.

Pat Leonard received great news that her brain MRI showed no change and just come back in 6 months.

Debbie Thompson's eye recovery. She's getting new glasses Monday and pray the prism works (if it's necessary) to help correct her double vision.

Chuck Evans will be having surgery August 26 where they will have to go in through his back to remove the stone in his bladder. Much concern over having to do surgery to remove it.

Kathy Firebaugh wound up not having her 2nd iron infusion last week. They've found another issue and are addressing it first now.

Scott Hamblin recovering from a torn meniscus. They gave him a cortisone shot and prayers it heals on its own.  

Waverly Sink was moved to Good Samaritan Hospice House today to keep her comfortable. Pray for Johnny, Cristen and their family. This has been a difficult journey.

Donnie Noel still recovering from fall (still very sore) and going through his respiratory therapy.

Jeb Bronson's spine surgery at UVA is Sep. 25. (Linda Deisher's grandson)

Janey Woods has 4 appointments at Duke on Sep. 8 and 9. 

Tommy Firebaugh sciatica nerve pain. He has a consultation Aug. 19 for dry needle therapy.  

DJ Ferris healing for his fractured 3 vertebrae in his neck. They are healing  but his doctor won't release him to go back to work until Sep. 1. He's struggling financially right now.