Friday PM update: Urgent prayer request

Steve's difficulty in breathing became worse this afternoon. The pulmonary specialist has ordered a surgery to drain the fluid in his chest this evening, as well as a pleuradesis (removing the space where liquid can accumulate near the lungs). Meanwhile, his heart beat is getting faster and his breathing more labored, in spite of the oxygen mask. A blood test will determine if he needs to be moved into an ICU right away.

Please pray for him that he can breathe again and that the surgery will go well.