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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: Noel Date: October 17, 2012, 11:41 am
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Surgery tomorrow. Judy's asking for EVERYONE'S prayers.
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: wstagner Date: October 17, 2012, 3:35 pm
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She's got ours.
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: Noel Date: October 18, 2012, 8:23 pm
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Here's an update on Nokie from Judy Edwards (via Sonny Edward)
"Nokie's surgery took longer than expected. Three to four hours
turn into over seven hours he has a great team of doctors taking
care of him. They did a great job tonight. He is a very lucky
man. Thank you for all your prays and messages we love you all.
Please keep this chain of prays going. He was still sedated when
I left the hospital around 11:30 to night. He will be staying
in EICU for until Saturday and than moved to a rehabilitation
floor. I will than move to the hospital. I should have Internet
again so will be able to stay in touch. Will try to send a more
privet email tomorrow night if I can.
Please go to Nokie's web site for more of a up date.
Love Judy"
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: wstagner Date: October 18, 2012, 10:54 pm
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WE like good news.
Thanks, Noel.
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: Noel Date: October 19, 2012, 7:23 am
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Here's the latest from Judy about Nokie.
Update: October 19th...
Nokie is out of surgery just after 11 PM tonight. Longer than
expected, but it went great. He was in good spirits all day and
then 3 PM rolled around and he showed me signs he was ready to
go and get his problem fixed. He knew he was in good hands with
Dr. Endo and the team of doctors (which I will give all their
names with tomorrow's updates). They had a couple prior
emergencies so they got a little later start at 4 PM. Mr. Yoshi
Okaya met us in Nokie's room and went down with us to wait
outside the surgery room. Mr. Akio Nonaka met us later
downstairs outside the surgery room as well.
Knowing the surgery was going to take at least 3 hours or a
little more, I went for coffee and a snack in the hospital
before going to the waiting room. Earlier I spoke to Mrs. Kayama
to let her and her husband know what hospital Nokie was in and
what had happened to Nokie. It was so good to hear her voice.
She immediately called with her warm wishes and prayers for
Nokie and to let her husband know what was happening. Mr.
Kayama, knowing one of his very good friends was the head of
staff of this hospital, Senior Consultant Mr. Rempei Oyama, MD,
PhD, of Saiseikai Central Hospital, called to check on Nokie.
Also their daughter went to school with Nokie's attending
Doctor, Mrs. Endo. What a small world we really do live in.
Mr. Rempei Oyama came and found me to assure me they were taking
very good care of Nokie and that he had stepped into the surgery
room to check on him and the surgery was going well. It was a
pleasure to know Nokie was in such good hands and everyone was
praying and helping him to get through his surgery. As I said
earlier, the surgery was very long. It took seven hours and when
I got to see him back in his room, it was after 11 PM. He was
resting still sedated. Everything went as planned... They
replaced his pacemaker with a defibrillator attached to help his
heart when needed and added two more leads for the pacemaker
making it four leads now. This will protect him from having
another heart failure. He has a lot of rehabilitation to do and
it will be another 10 day to two weeks. He will still need to
get the strength back in his legs and be able to walk on his
own. This will come with time. As you all know this did not
affect his playing as you seen in the pictures posted. He was
talking about doing some shows and where he would like to play
before he left for surgery today. So you can bet he will be back
playing in no time at all. He is a strong man, but I have never
seen music work as fast on anyone in my lifetime as I have for
Nokie. Put a guitar in his hands and he will bounce back every
time. Thank you Tohoku University Hospital, Sendi and Saiseikai
Central Hospital and your staff of excellent doctors and for all
the prayers and God laying his hands on my husband once again.
God has always been there for us, together with all the strong
prayers from our family and fan family around the world... We
love you!
A huge hug with lots of love to Mr. & Mrs. Yuzo Kayama and their
family for all your prayers and help tonight. God Bless you all.
Please watch for more updates when Nokie is moved from EICU.
Keep those strong prayers coming, we have a ways to go. Love,
Judy
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: wstagner Date: October 19, 2012, 7:52 am
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Nice update.
Thanks, Noel
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: Noel Date: October 19, 2012, 8:16 am
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Now for the not so nice. I received a facebook post from a
friend in Japan. It's hard to follow, but if I understand
correctly, Nokie's personal medical bills will be more than ten
million dollars. That's why they've been scrambling to raise
donations to help defray the costs.
There's some confusion about the currency involved. They are
fund raising. I'll try to get clarification.
CORRECTION. Currency error. ten million yen, not dollars. About
$1,750.00 according to someone who actually reads Japanese.
Whew! That's a relief. Sorry about that.
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: wstagner Date: October 19, 2012, 9:20 am
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Not exactly....currently there are approx 80 yen to the dollar.
This means $125,000.....that's more like it.
Is BIG $. There will have to be some benefit concerts performed
by many players in Japan to cover this!
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: tabalt11 Date: October 19, 2012, 11:57 am
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With 'a little help' from his friends & fans here in The States.
Both Ventures
forums naturally in the mix along with some of his musician pals
like Tommy
Emmanuel & Deke Dickerson just to name a few.
Good friend & stalwart fan Byron Tietjen suggested that his band
THE ADVENTURES would look to dedicate alot of their upcoming
concerts to
Nokie & hoped that other fans with bands throughout the country
might
consider doing the same.
Suspect 'someone' will take the bull by the horns' & get
crackin' on THE
NOKESTER'S behalf.
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Re: Nokie Edwards Health Update Thread
By: wstagner Date: October 19, 2012, 12:49 pm
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GWG wood du the same but we don't have any upcomin conserts. :'(
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