1 1/2 weeks ago Britney had a sudden onset Toxic Shock Syndrome that came from a infection of her uterus by Strep A. She had sudden onset belly pain. She made it through an appendectomy and a hysterectomy (this saved her life). Last Saturday night she was being transfered to the University Medical Center in Tucson to possibly put an assist device in her heart to help her heart and lungs recover from the sepsis. On the way there her heart stopped multiple times. Luckily a heart surgeon transfered britney herself and saved her through CPR and placing britney on a type of heart and lung bypass called ECMO. She is almost ready to be taken off the bypass as her heart has healed so much. She now has a pneumonia that she is fighting and has been placed on temporary dialysis but is expected to recover. Her brain did have some damage to the cortex according to an EEG but it is difficult to tell where or how much. Her neurologist said that it will take some time before we know what her long term function will be. She looked at faces of her family yesterday one by one and had a tear roll down her face. She is in there fighting to come back. With all of the blessings, prayers, fasting being given her from around the country we have faith she will come back to us. The updates for britney are at www.britneywinklerupdates.blogspot.com.
John
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