I can't claim that I'm much of a one for prayers, but healing thoughts be with
Steve at this time and may whoever you and Paula truly believe in be with you
throughout this ordeal.
Cheers,
On Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 08:53:37 PM EDT, Peter Castlehouse via
Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paula Gillen
Sent: Friday, 6 June 2025 6:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Steve Gillen
Please , Sir, I’m trying to get this on the Leeds List that my husband Steve
Gillen has been on for many long years. He has a lot of friends on the list. I
have no other way of telling them. Please help me! Thank you.
Regards,
Paula Gillen
Sent from my iPad
> On 5 Jun 2025, at 19:44, Paula Gillen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Good evening,
> This is Steve’s wife Paula. I know Steve has a lot of friends on the list and
> I wanted them to know that Steve has been in the hospital since Sunday and he
> is in precarious shape. He knee infection that he has been fighting for
> almost a year has reared it ugly head again but it brought friends this time.
> He had surgery yesterday to clean out the infection from the knee. When
> taking x-rays/blood tests, they found that a skin bacteria got into his
> blood stream and infected his other knee and also got into his bowel. The
> kicker was that he had a sack of pus around his aortic Valve that he had
> replaced last February. The person who had put him to sleep asked if they
> could put a camera down his throat to check his heart. I was then told that
> he was very ill with the infections running through his body. With everything
> she was saying I was forced to ask if it was possible that he would die. With
> luck, He made it through surgery. He is so very weak. I saw him for about 5
> minutes when he came up to the High Dependency Unit. He was able to talk me
> for about 5 minutes but he was so tired and very weak. He is at LGI in
> Leeds. Now they are doing open heart surgery on Steve tomorrow to drain the
> sack of pus around his aortic valve. They said they have to do it or his
> chances of surviving are slim. I am waiting to hear from his heart doctors to
> find out what time they are doing the surgery. I will be there at the crack
> of dawn until I see him 'come back to the cardiac unit. Can you all please
> say a prayer tonight that he comes through this and comes out safe and sound
> and back to me. I believe in the power of prayer and he could use all of
> yours! Thank you for allowing me on this list for a moment.
>
> God bless you all!
>
> Paula Gillen
>
> Sent from my iPad
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