[DPJazz_choir_friends] Fw: Alex Heyer is in the Hospital

[Dan Barnett]

Sue wrote:
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Dear Jazz Family -

I received this email from Alex Heyer's mom this morning. Please read and
send your prayers out to the family.

For you new Jazz A singers, Alex was a big part of the 'family' last
year. He was a beautiful singer, loyal friend and inspirational person.

I think we need to respect the fact that he's still pretty sick and
is requesting no visitors for now. Deborah suggests sending email, text
messages, or cards at home for him…so, show him how much you love him
and inundate him with DP Jazz spirit, OK?

I'll keep you posted as news comes back to me.!

Sue
Courtney's mom



-----Original Message-----
From: deborah WILLIAMS [mailto:heyerhouse at msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:09 PM
To: brentsue1 at cox.net
Subject: RE: Alex Heyer is in the Hospital :(

I will let him know.

Alex is at Cottage Hospital- He cannot talk though so It makes it tough to
call or visit. He likes email or maybe a card in the mail. Our address 
is 95
Willow Springs Lane # 101 Goleta. Ca. 93117
If you can believe it he was playing his guitar in the Intensive Care Unit
What a Champ! :)
Alex will be weak for a bit they say 1-2 months. He will likely get out of
the hospital Sat-Monday. I am not sure how he feels about visitors... Maybe
after he gets home?
Talk to you soon-Keep the prayers going.
Sincerely
Deborah Heyer

> From: "Brent and Sue Anderson" <brentsue1 at cox.net>
> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 07:32:21 -0700
>
> Deborah.
>
> I forwarded on your email to the choir members in hopes of keeping the
> prayers going for Alex.
>
> What hospital is he in? Can he have visitors? Is there anything we can
> do? Is there anything you need???? Just say the word and you know we'll
> all be there for you!
>
> Sue
>
> PS When you see him (and he's needing a boost).tell him that the Jazz
> Choir won first place at the N. Texas Jazz Festival and was invited to
> sing in the evening show. I know that will make him proud and happy.
>
> Deborah wrote:
>
>> ... Alex was admitted to the hospital Sat night with
>> a severe case of Mononuecleosis. His tonsils were so large he could not
>> breathe and he had a fever 103. They checked behind his tonsils with 
>> a CAT
>> Scan and found a large abcess. They said if the infection goes to his 
>> chest
>> he was not going to "make it" because it was a very rare strep
>> (Bacteria) that he had growing. He was taking morphine almost every 
>> hour to
>> control the severe pain. They rushed him into emergency surgery Sunday
>> night and he stayed in the Intensive care unit until today. He still 
>> cannot
>> talk and he is very sleepy and weak but his labs and fever are much 
>> better
>> now. He is getting alot of antibiotics through his IV and we have 
>> alot of
>> prayers being said for him. I just keep talking to those big "Ghetto"
>> Angels that our surrounding our son. I am telling them to kill that 
>> bacteria
>> and Virus that are making him so sick. I am going tonight to stay 
>> with him
>> he is such an amazing young man! ...
>>
>> Alex cannot talk on the phone but he can text so if you can text his
>> cell. 805-250-6062
>
>