Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The day it all started - Dec 18, 2007

On December 18th, 2007, James Daniels went in for routine back surgery to replace a disc. The surgery was supposed to last one to two hours but immediately upon opening him up, a major vein was torn and the doctors spent a total of seven hours trying to stop the hemorrhaging and save his life. During this process, they had to stop the blood flow to and from his left leg. Because of the lack of blood flow, his leg has suffered tissue damage. On January 22nd, it became necessary to amputate his left leg. James kidneys were also affected due to the tissue damage and he is having dialysis daily. He is currently on a ventilator and is heavily sedated. He is at Northridge hospital and visitors are welcome. The hospital hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. As you will not be able to see or visit James you can visit Cathy and others as they would love to see you.

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