Praying For Zac
Archives 2009
December 22
Zac is doing well today. He will not being moving back to Rehab for a few more days.
The insurance company has extended his stay for BIR until January 4th.
Zac will be having his Eye Surgery next Monday the 28th.
December 21
Zac's surgery went well!
Hiss blood pressure is a little high so continue your prayers. He should be back over at BIR tomorrow.
December 16
Dr. B came and decided to put Zac's skull bone flap back in next week.
That will be two surgery's in one week, with the eye surgery, so please be praying.
December 15
Zac's eye is doing alot better. He was responsive and coherent today during therapy.
The eye doctor will be doing eye surgery at 1PM on Monday.
(Zac's roommate who is now walking! He was in the same shape as Zac when he arrived at BIR.)
December 13
Zac's stomach tube is doing really well and we are hopeful that he will begin to gain weight again.
December 11
After Zac's first session of Therapy he had an appointment with the DARS
representative to go over the paperwork and qualifying. While resting in his bed waiting to go back down for therapy his heart raced up very high, from 122-217. The Dr. put him on IV Fluids and his HR came back down within a couple of hours.
His eye Dr. came to check the status of his left eye and decided to change the treatment plant to have an eye specialist to come tomorrow and look at him and he might stitch his eye shut on the outside edge to keep it shut. He is not blinking so he's not able to keep his eye lubed. The cornea is starting to deteriorate and the Dr. wants to make sure there is no permanent scaring.
December 10
Zac had surgery this morning to have a G-J tube placed which terminates in his small intestine, this way he can get more nutrition.
Please pray for his swallowing so he can manage his secretions. He will hopefully be moving back to BIR center today for rehab.
December 9
Zac in Rehab
December 3
Zac is starting to feel a lot better!
He is starting to communicate once again and he is working hard with his rehab. He is currently on medication for his heart-rate.
December 1
Please pray for Zac's heart-rate. It has been high and we need it to lower quickly.
Zac has also not been as responsive since his surgery...
Continue your prayers...
Zac during rehab
Zac outside with Jon Broom
November 27
Zac is back at Baylor Rehabilitation after his shunt valve replacement surgery. He is doing well with several improvements to his eyes, breathing, and swallowing.
He is still recovering from the surgery.
November 25
Everything went well for Zac's surgery.
November 23
Pray for fellow CMRA racer Jon Broom. His accident happened on 9/5/09 less than a month after Zac.
Please pray for him and his family.
November 22
Zac was admitted to Baylor Hospital on Monday in preparation for his surgery Tuesday. He had a shunt replaced with a programmable shunt and a catheter placed in his 4th Ventricle.
November 17
Zac rode his "moto-med" purely on his own for 15 minutes! That is right at 1/2 a mile!
November 16
Zac has started his rehab treatment at Baylor.
He is doing well. Please pray for his progress and rehabilitation.
November 12
Zac is settled in at Baylor Rehab Center in Dallas.
Zac, Fred and Dr. Carlise went on a ride around the hospital. This picture was taken on the second floor balcony. They enjoyed the sun, cool breeze, and the birds!
Zac is back at Baylor Rehabilitation after his shunt valve replacement surgery. He is doing well with several improvements to his eyes, breathing, and swallowing.
He is still recovering from the surgery.
November 25
Everything went well for Zac's surgery.
November 23
Pray for fellow CMRA racer Jon Broom. His accident happened on 9/5/09 less than a month after Zac.
Please pray for him and his family.
November 22
Zac was admitted to Baylor Hospital on Monday in preparation for his surgery Tuesday. He had a shunt replaced with a programmable shunt and a catheter placed in his 4th Ventricle.
November 17
Zac rode his "moto-med" purely on his own for 15 minutes! That is right at 1/2 a mile!
November 16
Zac has started his rehab treatment at Baylor.
He is doing well. Please pray for his progress and rehabilitation.
November 12
Zac is settled in at Baylor Rehab Center in Dallas.
Zac, Fred and Dr. Carlise went on a ride around the hospital. This picture was taken on the second floor balcony. They enjoyed the sun, cool breeze, and the birds!
November 11
Zac is now at Baylor in Dallas.
November 10
Zac's move to Baylor has been set for Wednesday 11/11.
Stay posted...and praying...
November 9
There has been a change of plans with Zac moving. He will not be moving to Baylor today because his white blood cell count is up.
November 7
On Monday November 9th Zac will be moving to Baylor in Dallas!
November 3
Zac is doing well. He has no infections or sickness. He is still looking around and following movements.
Although his movements are limited and inconsistant we are still very thankful!
October 29
Well, the day has finally come when we can report some "official" news about Zac.
According to Dr. Lee, Zac has come out of the coma.
Praise God!!!
Now, for what that means in real life:
- Zac opens his eyes more, and wider than before.
- He responds by blinking when something approaches his eye.
- He blinks when his eyelashes are touched.
- He tries to track movement, but can't quite do that yet.
- All of this adds up to the fact that he is no longer in the coma.
He still has a long way to go, so keep praying!!!!
They are going to increase medications that cause alertness
October 25
Please consider visiting Zac!
All you have to do is contact the church office(817.341.7970),
schedule a time with Melissa OR contact Fred.
It is very important you have a time scheduled. Zac can only have visitors on the hour for a certain amount of time.
Fred and Zac are waiting to hear from you!
October 23
Zac is feeling much better now! He is now able to have visitors again!
Please contact Fred to schedule a time to visit Zac!
October 22
Zac's fever has broke! Please keep praying.
October 20
Zac has pneumonia caused by MRSA. This is a highly resistant strain of staph that is hard to get rid of and very contagious! They have changed his antibiotic after getting the culture and sensitivity tests back.
He has a sore over his tailbone that is not healing as well as the doctors would like, so they have to keep him off of his back. He is not gaining weight,
because he can't tolerate the amount of feeding that would support weight gain.
He is very sick, so he doesn't seem as responsive. By responsive, I mean opening his eyes and seeming to try to focus on people. He has NOT come out of the coma.
Zac needs our constant prayers!
Please do not try to visit him right now. This pneumonia is caused by a bacteria that is contagious. Everyone has to wear gowns, gloves, and masks, and still this bug can manage to get around!
Zac has to be protected from other infections that he could get, and we have to be protected from what he has.
Thank you all for continuing strong in the faith, and for praying for Zac's healing!!
Thank God now for what we are believing is coming for Zac.
October 16
Well, Zac had been doing really well in his new environment until yesterday.
He now has pneumonia again. He was really congested last night. They have put the oxygen back through his trach, so he is not able to vocalize as much.
He was making noises- moans and such.
He DID open his eyes yesterday, which is something he has been doing. But yesterday he seemed to be trying to focus on things. That is a first!!! They gave him a new medicine to try to get him to "emerge" from the coma.
Praise God for that new sign!
Pray that Zac gets well super fast and that he suffers NO setbacks from the pneumonia.
October 13
Zac is doing well! It has now been over a week since Zac was officially off the ventilator.
He has done well overall this week, with a couple of times when it seems he opens his eyes in response to someone being there. He has had his trach capped off today with a temporary cap and has oxygen by nasal cannula, like anyone else would wear.
They recently did a CT Scan and it came back good with no problems. He is infection free! Zach has been responding and moaning and we are seeing God work everyday in him!
T-Shirts are available at Family Power Sports in Weatherford for $20! Get yours today!
October 6
Zac is still off of the ventilator!
Please pray for his blood pressure to remain stable.
If you would like to schedule a time to visit please do so by calling Fred Chapman or by calling the church office at 817.341.7970 and ask for Melissa.
October 4
It's official!! Zac has remained off the ventilator for over 72 hours, so it has been taken out of his room!!! God is so awesome!
Thank you, God, for Your amazing answers to our prayers!
Zac is still in a coma, but they are giving him medications that are to help him emerge.
Pray that he starts to respond to the medications.
He is tolerating his tube feedings now, so maybe he will gain a little weight.
October 2
Zac has been breating on his own and OFF of the ventilator!
September 30
Zac was breathing on his own today from 4:45pm to 7:00pm!!!!!!!!!
He is adjusting well to his new room and tomorrow they will try to keep him breathing on his own even longer!
September 28
9:56am Central Time: Zac is currently in the ambulance headed towards the airport! They will arrive in Fort Worth today, one day early!
2:00PM: The plane is refueling at Little Rock Airport!
4:30PM: Heading to Hospital in Ambulance to arrive in his new room!
September 24
Zac is coming home to Texas Tuesday! He has been accepted in the LTAC in south Fort Worth.
The family asks that we all refrain from visits until a few things happen. Zac needs to adjust to the new facility and the routine; the staff needs to get used to him and his unique needs; the family needs time to visit with him alone. There are several family members that have not seen Zac yet. Zac also cannot be over-stimulated right now.
Please continue to pray for him; for his flight home; the staff at both facilities as he is transitioning. Also for the family.
September 21
Please continue to pray for Zac's breathing. It is the biggest obsticle he must overcome.
September 17
Please continue to pray for Zac's breathing. He is once again struggling to breathe over the ventilator and is not doing so at all as of today.
We are waiting to see where he will be moved for further care.
Pray, pray, pray!
September 15
Zac started breathing over the ventilator this afternoon at 5pm our time!!
Zac has continued to breathe over the vent for the last 4 hours! Praise God!! (He hasn't done that in almost 2 weeks.)
They are still trying to restart his tube feeding, but have turned it off again for a while because he isn't digesting it.
Pray for Zac's continued healing & improvement; wisdom in the decisions for his upcoming move to a different facility; and faith, strength and encourage-ment for all of the family.
September 14
Zac is showing improvement with the fight against infections but he is still not breathing on his own over the ventilator.
September 11
Zac's surgery went well.
We need prayers specifically for his breathing.
Fred wants to express how much he loves reading all the cards you have sent to Zac.
Continue to pray and send your support for Zac and his family.
September 9
Tomorrow at 1:30pm Zac will be having surgery to put in the shunt that will replace the tubes in his brain.
Please continue to pray for Zac's breathing as he has been struggling with it since his fever.
September 4
View the flyer for another opportunity to support Zac and his family HERE!
The benefit is being held at First Monday Trade Days in Weatherford.
Info about the event here http://ci.weatherford.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=883
September 2
Zac is doing about the same. Please continue to pray that the infections stay away.
Fred wants to express to everyone how grateful he is for the support and prayers. God has given him amazing strength and hope. He has also had many opportunities to pray for others and witness to those around him at the hospital!
Monday is Zac's 20th birthday. You may send cards to the address listed above!
September 1
Did you miss out on the Benefit for Zac? If so make sure you swing by Family Power Sports and pick up a Prayer Band!
The infection that Zac was struggling with has cleared. He will remain on antibiotics until 9/09. After that time there will be a waiting period until 9/16 to see if the infection remains cleared. If so, they will insert the shunt.
Zac has been showing progress in his responsiveness. He now has some small eye movements and has been stretching out his right arm. He responds with movement when Fred enters his room in the mornings. Continue with your prayers - they are working!
August 27
Zac is currently being treated for an infection. Once the infection is clear they will be placing a ventricular shunt in his brain. This shunt will be permanent and used to replace the current drainage tubes. Zac is currently breathing on his own with the ventilator - the ventilator is on as an emergency backup.
Don't forget about the Benefit this Saturday!! Details at top of page!
August 25
Monday night Zac had a set back. The brain began swelling and doctors replaced one of the tubes to drain fluid. He is resting better today and fever is normal for his injury.
August 24
Zac struggled this weekend with his fever. Everything else remains the same. He is still in a coma.
At this time we are working on getting him home. Please help by donating, purchasing a prayer band, or by attending the benefit.
August 19
Zac had surgery today to place an umbrella filter in which will keep blood clots from forming. They have also removed the tubes from Zac’s brain because the pressure has stopped rising. Zac’s heart rate and fever are now normal.
August 18
They will be doing surgery soon to place an “Umbrella” (filter) that prevents blood clots. We are still waiting for the tubes to be removed. Zac's breathing has remained steady with the back-up assistance of the ventilator.
You may also submit donations directly to Fred through paypal at
FLCHAPMAN @ GMAIL.COM
(Please Remove Spaces When Entering Email Address Into Paypal)
August 17
Zac is currently breathing off the ventilator. The blood clot blocking the brain stem is starting to diminish, so the spinal fluid drainage is starting to slow down. They will soon be able to remove the 2 tubes in his brain. They will also be putting feeding tubes in and performing a tracheotomy today. There are lots of small improvements, but the doctors recognize that this will be a long process.
Fred has been very touched by the amount of people praying and helping out financially with the medical bills that are accumulating. He would like to thank everyone for the comfort and hope he has found in all of the support being given.
August 14
Zac is currently being treated for Pneumonia and is still comatose. The fever is working it's way down. Please continue to pray.
August 13
11:30AM
Zac's status has not changed much. Heart rate & temperature stable. He had developed an infection in his mouth, but is on antibiotics. He is being given nutrition as well. The EEG did not show any seizure activity, but little to no brain activity at this point, which could change with decrease in swelling. Continue to pray for his healing, free of infection.
The family is doing well. They look to be returning to their respective homes Friday. All of them except Fred. He will remain with Zac. Pray for his faithand strength to be sustained and to continue to lean on God in his decision-making.
August 12
Zac is undergoing an EEG.
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