Almost two weeks ago, Mark was at his gym in the early morning competing on a one-mile run.  Although 58 years of age, he was only nine seconds off from the record that he set when he was in high school track at 16 years old.  But immediately following the event, he suffered a massive heart attack.  By God’s grace, a couple of those present conducted CPR until the EMT arrived and took over.  While being care-flighted to the cardiac unit at Riverside Newport News, he coded three times.  After being intubated twice with a breathing tube and suffering broken ribs, a specialist was able to insert two stints and stabilize his condition.  We are glad to report that after ten days in the hospital, Mark was discharged to finish his recovery at home. [...]

Pastor Mark has been officially discharged from the hospital! He is home and resting with his family. We would appreciate your prayers for Pastor Pam and the Morrow family as they navigate the next steps of his care from home.[...]

Today was another day of good progress for Pastor Mark.

He really seemed to turn a corner this afternoon after a couple of hard days. He has a fractured rib from the impact of the CPR, which is causing him a lot of the pain. [...]

Pastor Mark’s improvements are slow and steady. He is off most medications, which means he is experiencing more discomfort and pain from the CPR, procedures, and overall trauma. [...]

We’re celebrating a day of miraculous progress! From the onset, the Doctor’s largest concern was the likeliness of significant brain damage. But, over the last 12 hours, we have seen that the Pastor Mark we all know and love is still with us. After communicating through writing several messages, they finally removed the ventilator around 10am this morning (while we gathered to pray). To our surprise, he immediately started talking and was completely coherent. [...]

Pastor Mark’s vocal cord swelling has reduced. However, they have kept him on the ventilator and will check on the status of his swelling tomorrow in hopes to permanently remove it.[...]

Today has been a good day of progress. Pastor Mark is slowly regaining consciousness. He has followed basic commands from the doctor (squeezing hands, making eye contact, and nodding his head). [...]

Thank you for surrounding Pastor Mark and his family in prayers this week. There is still a lot of unknowns, but we are seeing some signs of improvement. [...]

Over the last 48 hours, Pastor Mark has been heavily sedated and on a ventilator in order to keep him comfortable and helping his body to relax and heal. There is an incredible team of doctors and nurses who are attending to him at the Riverside Regional MICU. Up to this point, there has not been much change, however, he has not declined which is a good sign. Today will be a big day as they very slowly start to reduce his sedation and medication to see how his heart, lungs, and brain respond. Please take time today to PRAY that he responds well. [...]

Welcome to the Mark Morrow support family! This site is for family and friends, old and new, to organize our efforts to support this extraordinary person. This page will serve as your home base for rallying the troops, receiving updates to support Mark Morrow. Here's the plan:[...]