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Gregory Blake Davis
Age:
39
HEALTH UPDATE
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Hi, my name is Greg Davis and I was born with a heart disease called
Transposition of the Great Vessels. When I was three week old, the
doctors at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, actually had to
make a hole in my heart in order for me to live long enough for the
corrective surgery which was supposed to have been when I was about six
years old. Because the pressures in my heart were so great, at age 1-1/2
I had to have my corrective surgery.
My corrective surgery was also at Children's Medical Center in Dallas,
Texas and was done by Dr. Wilson. The doctors actually rebuilt the
chambers in my heart, but with the technology that was available at the
time, this process made my heart pump backwards. So for the last 33-1/2
years, my heart has been overworking. I have been told that my heart is
just tired and worn out and I have been diagnosed with severe Class IV
congestive heart failure symptoms. There are no conventional surgical
options to me at this time and without a heart transplant, my life
expectancy is two years. Currently, my doctors are attempting a medical
management strategy to prevent further deterioration in my status.
I am the son of Roger & Judy Davis of Terrell, Texas. My grandparents
are the Rev. C. R. Davis (deceased) and his wife, Mary Francis Davis of
Seagoville, Texas and the Allen and Gladys Griffin (deceased) of
Woodville, Texas.
I have been under the care of Dr. Sabrina Phillips of the Heart Place at Baylor
Medical Center since September 2004. Under the
care of Dr. Johannes J. Kuiper, M.D. at the Heart Place, I was on
the transplant list at a status 1-B. Currently, I am a patient at
Medical City Transplant Center, under the care of Dr. Eric Eichhorn, MD,
as a status 2 candidate. My overall condition, while stable at
this time, could deteriorate at any time.
I appreciate your prayers and help during this time of my life.
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