Update on Coach Jack Part III

Jack's surgery was postponed to begin at noon today instead of the scheduled time of 9am this morning. His successful surgery lasted about 6 hours. His heart is functioning better after the procedure although the doctors were only able to perform one bypass. The other arteries doctors were hoping to operate on were too damaged, but there could be an opportunity at a later date to insert two stents. Along with better heart performance after surgery, Jack is recovering as good as possible. His family will notify us about when visitors will be welcome. He is expected to stay in the hospital for about a week, so any note or card would be much appreciated.

Update on Coach Jack Part II

I visited Jack in the hospital this evening and his spirits are good and he feels fine, however, that somewhat 'hides' his current condition. He has blockages in 6 arteries of the heart. Two are 100% blocked, another is 99% blocked, and another three have an 80% blockage. A main heart artery is open and clear which is good news. What this means is Jack will have a multiple bypass surgery on Wednesday morning. Jack will remain in the hospital for 7-10 days after surgery.
Any notes or cards for Jack can be sent via email (rostirtz@liberty.k12.mo.us) or delivered to the LHS front office in care of Coach Stirtz.
Please continue to keep Coach Jack in your thoughts and prayers.

Update on Coach Jack

Coach Jack is currently in the hospital at KU Medical Center. A team of doctors is discussing the plans for Jack's treatment for the following conditions:
1. Blocked artery of the one he had a bypass on about 15 years ago.
2. Other arteries are not operating at 100%.
3. Kidneys are not functioning as they should.

Doctors typically don't do a second bypass on the same artery but in this case they might need to and with other arteries not in the best condition, conditions are likely for a multiple bypass. The kidney issue might be a result of the dye used in Jack's stress test last Thursday.
Once more information is known, we will post it.

Coach Jack Undergoes Heart Treatment

Coach Jack, 63, has two blocked arteries on the front side of his heart. He's undergoing tests tomorrow (Thursday) at Liberty Hospital. Plans are to admit him to KU Med Center on Monday. The doctors are planning to do angioplasty and install two stents. If this works, they expect to send Jack home on Tuesday! If the stents don't work they'll have to do bypass surgery. Jack was at work today on light duty.

Please keep Coach Jack in your thoughts and prayers.

Jays Do Well in Summer League Play

The Liberty Blue Jays finished a successful summer league schedule last night winning 2 out of 3 games by the Liberty Blue and White teams. Overall, the 3 teams combined for a 25-5 record. More important than a solid win-loss perspective was the valuable experiences the players got by participating in the league.

"Our teams played well during the league, stated Coach Smith. The effort, commitment level, and team play was pleasing to the coaching staff. We thought our players got a lot of the league and performed well."