Victor Kubik
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UPDATED February 10, 2011
Thank you so much for the overwhelming number of well-wishes through cards, phone calls and Facebook greetings. I cannot thank you enough as I know that it helped the healing process. It's been three and a half weeks since the accident, but I am home and working. I was able to attend the UCG conference in Cincinnati and having less and less pain as each day goes by.
Again, a heartfelt thank for all your prayers and support!
Vic Kubik
January 21, 2011
On Friday, January 14th, I slipped and fell on a wet floor in a Lusaka, Zambia hotel room breaking two ribs. I was on my way to the airport for my flight to Johannesburg, South Africa. At that point I was unaware of the fractures, knowing only that it was painful.
When I arrived in South Africa, I asked Monique Webster who picked me up to take me to the hospital to see what was wrong. X-rays determined two broken ribs and a slight separation of the lung membrane. I was told to come in on Sunday before my long flight back to the United States to see if I was in condition to make it.
On Sabbath morning, however, my pain was unbearable and I again went to the hospital. X-rays now showed a significant separation of the lung membrane and fluid buildup. I was rushed by ambulance to another hospital for emergency treatment. The doctor determined that the best thing to would be to externally drain the fluid and place me into the intensive care unit. I spent four days there as the fluid drained from my chest cavity. I was given physiotherapy to restore the partially collapsed lung and to ensure normal breathing. The doctor said that it would not be wise for me to travel for ten days due to the oxygen and pressurization on such a long flight.
I was in continual contact with my wife Bev and I convinced her that she should come to South Africa to be with me as I recuperated and prepared for the long 8,700 mile flight back home. Bev left hours later and was able to be with me by Tuesday morning.
Dr. Steyn released me from ICU to the general ward on Tuesday afternoon. The hospital care all along was excellent. The hospital is two and a half miles from the American Embassy and often used by their personnel. Interestingly Dr. Steyn once worked with and knew Dr. Christian Barnard of Cape Town who became famous for performing the world’s first heart transplant in 1967. He reminisced about how they worked together on a heart surgery in Slovakia and recounted personal stories of their association.
I am convalescing at the home of Jason and Monique Webster in Pretoria who have graciously let me and Bev use an attached guest house to their home.
I thank all the many people who have prayed for my
recovery and for God's healing and for leading me to good and safe
treatment as well as excellent company in South Africa.
I
am expected to leave South Africa on Tuesday, January 25 and arrive back
home the next day.
3707 Turfway CT
Indianapolis, IN 46228
vic@kubik.org