Scott Park's Recovery
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It's hard to watch bad things happen to good people. And that's the life Scott and Ellen Park are living right now. Scott has been a faithful husband for 32 years. He's a dedicated father to three daughters and one son. He's the grandfather to a very recently born granddaughter. Scott and Ellen reside in Virginia Beach, VA, have been loyal members to their church for decades and have given time, money, housing and wisdom to countless numbers of teenagers and young adults through the years.
Right now they need our love, support and prayers. Scott developed some health complications about 7 years ago, which started with some heart surgery. Shortly after his surgery, his organs started to shut down. He was diagnosed with a very rare blood disorder, CAPS (Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrone). Only 400 people have ever been diagnosed with this. Out of those, only 200, including Scott, have survived. He was fortunate to recover, and later became the only one in the world with CAPS to have a successful kidney transplant. He's had occasional health issues since then, but has been mostly healthy. Until recently. Since July 19, Scott has been in the hospital more than he has been out. During his hospital stay in July, Scott got a staff infection, which has led to some serious complications.
His most recent hospital stay began on September 3. He and Ellen were in TN visiting with their oldest daughter who had just given birth to her first child when Scott began feeling intense pain in his abdomen. He was taken to the nearest hospital where they discovered significant internal bleeding coming from his original kidney. He was airlifted a week later to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Since then Scott has had surgery during which they removed his gall bladder, 1.5 volumes of hemorrhaged blood and his original kidney, which had ruptured into two pieces. Scott's had several strokes in the last few weeks. The most recent was Saturday, Sept 12, and this one has left him unresponsive. Based on test results, the neurologist believes his mind is good, and that there is movement in the different parts of his body. But is confused about why he isn't responding. The staff infection has also caused damage to his aorta valve. The doctors believe this damage puts him at greater risk for another stroke but are hesitant to do surgery to correct the issue right now because of his weaken state.
While what Ellen covets most are your prayers for Scott's recovery, the reality is expenses are adding up. Even if you set aside Scott's medical expenses, there are huge living expenses for Ellen in Baltimore. Her daily life looks like this: eat breakfast at an apartment she has rented since doctors say she was be there for an indefinite amount of time, eat lunch at the hospital cafeteria, pay $5 or more in daily parking expenses at Johns Hopkins, then pick up something for dinner on the way back to the apartment after a long and draining day at the hospital. Just the meals and parking add up to about $800 a month, but then add in apartment rent, medical expenses, and of course, she's still having to maintain the expenses of their home in VA Beach.
So please keep praying, but in addition to your prayers and words of encouragement, can you give? Gifts of any amount add up to help relieve one area of stress in Ellen's life. Thank you in advance for your help!
Right now they need our love, support and prayers. Scott developed some health complications about 7 years ago, which started with some heart surgery. Shortly after his surgery, his organs started to shut down. He was diagnosed with a very rare blood disorder, CAPS (Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrone). Only 400 people have ever been diagnosed with this. Out of those, only 200, including Scott, have survived. He was fortunate to recover, and later became the only one in the world with CAPS to have a successful kidney transplant. He's had occasional health issues since then, but has been mostly healthy. Until recently. Since July 19, Scott has been in the hospital more than he has been out. During his hospital stay in July, Scott got a staff infection, which has led to some serious complications.
His most recent hospital stay began on September 3. He and Ellen were in TN visiting with their oldest daughter who had just given birth to her first child when Scott began feeling intense pain in his abdomen. He was taken to the nearest hospital where they discovered significant internal bleeding coming from his original kidney. He was airlifted a week later to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Since then Scott has had surgery during which they removed his gall bladder, 1.5 volumes of hemorrhaged blood and his original kidney, which had ruptured into two pieces. Scott's had several strokes in the last few weeks. The most recent was Saturday, Sept 12, and this one has left him unresponsive. Based on test results, the neurologist believes his mind is good, and that there is movement in the different parts of his body. But is confused about why he isn't responding. The staff infection has also caused damage to his aorta valve. The doctors believe this damage puts him at greater risk for another stroke but are hesitant to do surgery to correct the issue right now because of his weaken state.
While what Ellen covets most are your prayers for Scott's recovery, the reality is expenses are adding up. Even if you set aside Scott's medical expenses, there are huge living expenses for Ellen in Baltimore. Her daily life looks like this: eat breakfast at an apartment she has rented since doctors say she was be there for an indefinite amount of time, eat lunch at the hospital cafeteria, pay $5 or more in daily parking expenses at Johns Hopkins, then pick up something for dinner on the way back to the apartment after a long and draining day at the hospital. Just the meals and parking add up to about $800 a month, but then add in apartment rent, medical expenses, and of course, she's still having to maintain the expenses of their home in VA Beach.
So please keep praying, but in addition to your prayers and words of encouragement, can you give? Gifts of any amount add up to help relieve one area of stress in Ellen's life. Thank you in advance for your help!
Organizer and beneficiary
Debbie Hoffius
Organizer
Norfolk, VA
Ellen Park
Beneficiary
