Zack’s Story

Site created on September 12, 2018

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting.  Hi friends. Wednesday, Sept 12 around 1 am Zack woke up and tied to go to the bathroom but fell (multiple times before I heard him and it woke me up). He could not walk, talk or even sit up. I immediately called 911 and was so relieved when my friend Tonya (EMT) walked through the front door of my house, along with the fire dept. He was rushed to Saline where they did a video conference with a UAMS neurologist. He told them what to do and they gave him TPA (clot-busting medication) and then rushed him to Baptist where they were waiting on him to do an angiogram.  On the CT at Saline his right carotid artery was 100% blocked and he had another clot on the right side of his brain. When they did the angiogram at Baptist to try and get the clot the one in the brain had dissolved and the one blocking his carotid artery 100% is too risky to try and fix so sit will stay permanently. The left side of his body is pumping blood to his right side so they are giving him pressors to get his blood pressure up to try and pump more blood to that side. He started improving some and then started getting worse and so they rushed him to CT and then back into an emergency angiogram b/c they see spot(s) they think might be more clots. Is in this procedure now and we are waiting.  The outpouring of love for my wonderful man of a husband has been astonishing and we appreciate everyone's love, prayers and support so much. Please keep praying (no new clots or break offs and for him to regain more strength and movement).  -Tiffany

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Upcoming Opportunities to support Zack and Tiffany

Journal entry by Tiffany Talbert —

ALWAYS - Way to donate money to help them.  https://www.gofundme.com/manage/zack-talbert-recovery-fund />
Now through September 30th Fundraiser - COOKIE FUNDRAISER FOR ZACK & TIFFANY TALBERT! Taking orders now through September 30th!
For more details about ordering, follow link: 
https://goo.gl/forms/ndoleKKK7SWHpfra2

TONIGHT - There will be prayer time in the chapel at First United Methodist Church - Benton at 200 N Market St (enter at the chapel) from 6-7pm to pray for Zack Talbert. You can pray at the alter or in your pew. Thank you to Ange Holland for setting this up🙏🙏🙏

Please throw in a prayer for Tiffany to stay well too🙏\

SEPTEMBER 29TH -  We are going to have a fundraiser for he, and his family on September 29 at Big Jakes Tires off of Hwy 5 (1608 Highway 5N, Benton). We will cook food, and have several items to raffle as well. We will begin serving at 12:00 PM-whenever we run out of food. All donations will be given to Zack Talbert and his wife. Come on out, and support please!!!!



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