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For those so inclined, take a minute to thank God and celebrate that Andy Coop of Jacksonville, was blessed with a miracle. With the skilled medical help from Dr. Daniel Hallam and his team at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, the healing of Coop is being called the miracle of the season. His story begins when he and his wife, April, were making major life changes. They sold their family home and closed one of their businesses, Annabel Lee’s Tea Room and Boutique. He also retired after 20 years with the Jacksonville Police Department and had started working in an administration position with the Illinois State Police. On Wednesday, July 28, Coop was in his new office. He had a mild cough and didn’t think anything about it, soothing his scratchy throat with a piece of candy. The day progressed and when he left work, he made a pitstop before heading home to work on another property he was updating. Then Coop’s son, Alex, stopped in for a visit and they shared a Casey’s pizza to end the day. Shortly after the pizza, Coop remembers, “Something changed, I felt sick. I woke up the next morning and I had a fever.” Coop tested for COVID-19 on Thursday and received his positive test results on Saturday. He called his doctor for medical guidance and learned the virus would run its course for 10 to 14 days and he was advised to use Ibuprofen for the fever. Ten days later, Coop still suffered from a fever and an all-around state of malaise. So, he went to the doctor and received a chest x-ray and bloodwork. He was diagnosed with pneumonia in his right lung and given a Z-Pak. The next day, however, the simple task of walking up a short flight of steps caused him to be completely out of breath. His family went to Walgreens and purchased him a pulse oximetry machine, a small device that indicates the oxygen levels in your blood in percentage. His first reading was 84%. According to the Mayo Clinic, normal pulse oximeter readings range from 95 to 100%. Values under 90% are considered low. The reading caused Coop to call his sister, Angela Tranbarger, a respiratory therapist. She quickly responded, “That cannot be right,” and convinced him to go to the emergency department. When he was admitted to the ER, he felt safe and surrounded by friends. Nurses Wendy Easton and Michelle York were part of the team along with Dr. Gene Shafer, a beloved local emergency room physician. Coop said, “These were friends that I have worked with my entire career. They took great care of me and urgently recognized how sick I was.” This was on August 8. On August 14, Coop was placed on a ventilator and moved to the Intensive Care Unit under the care of Hallam, but he doesn’t remember many of the details surrounding that event. “I remember being too tired to breathe and asking to be put on the vent. There was a doctor that kept telling me to prone [lying on one’s belly] and I wasn’t able to do that, so I just quit. I remember a doctor that is a friend of our family hugging me and telling me I would be ok.” Coop’s sister started a Facebook blog for their family and many in the community began following and anxiously waiting for her updates. Very quickly, it seemed that Coop was a critical patient and wouldn’t survive the havoc that COVID-19 had caused to his lungs. They were deeply damaged –well over 90%. Many dreaded a post that would share that Coop didn’t survive. AUGUST 20 BLOG ENTRY Andy Coop update. We had a setback last night. Today is a really good day to pray. His lungs need to turn around- basically on their own. He is still holding- but his settings need to increase a bit. Some of this is expected. Honestly- we need God. Say your prayers. We need healing signs and his body to start responding again in the right direction. Today we pray. I may update later when they settle on settings- the balancing game continues. AUGUST 24 BLOG ENTRY Update Andy Coop style: Andy is taking baby steps in the right direction. We wanted to just maintain for a few days to allow healing. But typical Andy- he exceeds expectations. Nothing huge- oxygen is down- but WE will take it! We are feeling good about this- he remains in a very fragile place. We know you all have played a part and we are back on track. Remind us often how blessed we are. We are an impatient bunch!!! Continue with prayers please. Thank you so much for your beautiful support. AUGUST 26 BLOG ENTRY Andy Coop. Update # way too many- I’m going to admit. Today has not been easy. We were hopeful we could make some progress- it’s not meant to be. Short story-I have a beautiful friend. A lovely soul that is so smart and knowledgeable- she works in a huge hospital… she said this- “Angie- you need to think of these lateral days- the days that no progress is made- as healing days. Andy’s lungs are healing when they aren’t working. “ She knows what I need. And when I need it. Thank you Debbie Anders. You are a gift. And I love you. We wait. And we pray. And we love. Our family is learning who we are meant to be. What life is about. How important God is in our lives- faith. We are where we need to be. We have faith. And we will get there! One step at a time. Keep it up. Keep...