Delynn Parker, the precious wife of David, of whom I wrote about yesterday, sent me this email just after my blog post about her husband. For those of you reading this as a means of prayer and support for the family - this update will help with those natural questions.
Love to you all,
Pastor Sam
From Delynn:
Word from coroner just now. It was Sudden Cardiac Death. Not heart attack. Plaque buildup and scar tissue, enlarged heart. Altitude and heart trying to work hard to get more oxygen caused it to stop. There was a slight flutter, but with AED there was never another heartbeat. It was instantaneous. If he had had a stress test he would have probably failed, thus been sent to hospital for treatment. I believe he learned to overcome any signs of stress emotionally through his complete faith in God, yet he never thought about what those signs could mean physically (flutter, dizziness, etc.) They were never bad enough for him to feel he should go to the Doctor. If he had exercised more regularly he would have had more symptoms, thus gone for stress tests, most likely leading to Angioplasty. I can only find peace knowing that NOTHING could have been done on the mt.. They had the AED machine on him immediately.
After I heard this, I prayed with a large group that was gathered at my house - and thanked our Lord for the peace that this answer brings to us.
Love,
De (Delynn)
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We work with Brad LaFever, and want you to know both your church and the Parker families will be in our prayers.
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