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Chaplain Recovering in Chicago Hospital
CHICAGO, IL (January 14, 2004) - Covenant Village of Northbrook chaplain Bruce
Thorson is currently recovering in a local hospital after receiving a
double transplant of a liver and kidney on January 1.
The 54-year-old Thorson, a chaplain for more than 10 years after serving as
pastor of a Covenant church in Aurora, Nebraska, had been in a convalescent
unit as an intermediate step to going home to recuperate. Doctors were
optimistic, although some minor physical problems were being examined.
Last night, Thorson underwent an MRI test and doctors found fluid buildup
that caused him to be hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in
Chicago. "This is a setback, but is not a disaster," said chaplain Richard
Bergstrom, who received the information from Bruce's wife, Merileen, on
Wednesday morning.
Thorson, a resident of Round Lake Park, Illinois, had undergone a liver
transplant previously, according to Bergstrom. During tests to his new
liver, doctors discovered that there was significant kidney damage and
Thorson was put on dialysis in 2003. He was put at the top of a transplant
list due to his deteriorating health.
Bergstrom added that notes of
encouragement may be sent to Thorson's email address at
BEThorson@CovenantRetirement.org or to his home.
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