I got this emai from my sister Nancy.........Thursday Maynard (my nephew,son of my brother Bruce) was running in a 20 team cross country meet in Cedar Falls. He had just completed the three legs of the race, and was near the finish line when he suddenly collapsed. Tonya was right there, saw her brother fall, and immediately checked his heart beat and began chest compressions and CPR. A coach and a doctor were very close, and assisted until an ambulance arrived, started his heart with a defibrillator (sp) after 5 minutes, and took him to the hospital in Cedar Falls. Bruce and Barb drove down from Decorah for the night, and Tesha and Lane paid a visit.
Today (Friday) Maynard was taken by ambulance to Mayo Clinic (St. Mary's hospital) in Rochester. Bruce rode with him in the ambulance, and Barb drove, stopping to pick up some items for Maynard in Decorah. Maynard has had an EKG and some kind of X-ray of his heart, that show no physical heart abnormalities. He will be having more tests, probably on Monday to determine the exact cause, and may possibly need a device like a pacemaker to regulate his heart beat. This is yet to be determined, but hopefully testing and results will be available by Wednesday. Apparently Maynard feels fine now; when I called, Bruce said that he was in the middle of eating his supper. His room phone # is 507 - 287- 4314.
Please hold Maynard and his family in your hearts, your thoughts and prayers at this stressful time.
Lord, please be with Maynard and bring healing. Thank you for having Tonya there.
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