Ken has been extubated, he is awake and wondering what happened...lol...all good news!

Now for the not so good news...

Ken has asked us to send up some extra prayers for his colostomy bag to be a temporary thing as initally hoped.

The doctors came in this morning and said that after the tumor invaded his bladder and the trouble they had reattaching his colon, they couldn't make any guarantees on it being temporary. They did set it up as a temporary, so we can help it along with prayer, for Ken and his family and for the doctors and nurses taking care of him.

Christine said he talked with them a bit during visiting hours, and cut up a bit, but he is very tired.

All our thoughts, prayers, hopes and love are with you, Ken!

~UPDATE~ Just got off the phone with Christine. Ken got out of surgery a bit ago. Spent more time in there than anticipated for a couple of different reasons:

1. More scar tissue than they anticipated from the radiation and/or tumor(s).
2. Because of the scar tissue, they ran into a bit of trouble with the bowel resection and attachment of his new stoma. Again, it's a tedious surgery at best, and any complications take a long procedure and make it...well, longer and more tedious.
3. The cancer had spread to the top of his bladder, so they had to deal with removing that....luckily it was just in the top few layers of his bladder, so it didn't require a urostomy or major bladder reconstruction. Simply removed it.

Because he spent so long in surgery, they're going to keep him intubated tonight and heavily sedated in ICU.

Keep him in your prayers. He is stable, but isn't out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination.

More to come as I know it...

Just got off the phone with Ken's wife. And got some text messages from his daughter, Christine.

As of the time of this post, Ken is still in surgery. Went in around 9:30...doctors removed the tumor and the part of his colon that is scarred from said tumor and/or radiation therapy and are currently working on the temporary colostomy Ken will have for the next few months. This part of the surgery is kinda detailed, so it takes a bit more time than just the removal of the tumor itself.

He will be in ICU after surgery, and possibly for the next few days. From there he will go to a post-surgical floor until he is well enough to go home and he and/or his family is able to take take care of his colostomy without medical assistance.

An ICU stay means more medical bills as they charge more for intensive care than 'regular' hospital care. So, please keep Ken in your prayers and if you can help in any way (be it sending money via paypal, his paypal account is kprejean@cebridge.net or buying armbands or decals) please do.

Ken is very special to me. I've known him as long as I've been in scenario paintball...matter of fact, he was one of the first people I met! I love him dearly...

More to come as I know it!

Originally Posted by ksl.com

CACHE COUNTY -- The bodies of two people were found Sunday morning in a popular camping area on Ant Flat Road in Cache County.

"The actual location is about 2 miles north of the Weber County border, about 11 miles south of Hardware Ranch, which is in Blacksmith Fork Canyon," said Cache County sheriff's Lt. Matt Bilodeau.

Bilodeau says a 28-year-old man and 10-year-old girl were found dead inside a tent. "Somebody went to wake up the victims for the activities of the day, found them unconscious and nonresponsive," he said.

The victims were apparently trying to stay warm in their tent. Inside, was a 5 pound propane tank hooked to a heater. "Accidents do happen, and unfortunately, this is the result of one of them," Bilodeau said.

Authorities say the man and girl were among several hundred people gathered for a weekend paintball tournament in Cache County.

According to an online paintball forum, the Scenario Paintball Player's League, or SPPL, had an event this weekend in Monto-Cristo. The SPPL's Web site says it's an international competitive paintball league.

A man on the scene told KSL 5 News, the group was on private property. There's no cell service, so someone ran into Wasatch County, where they could call for help. Bilodeau says it's a very rural recreation area.

Authorities don't know what went wrong but say carbon monoxide can be a hazard in tents, RVs and boats.

On Saturday, a Redmond man boating on Fish Lake was treated for CO poisoning. When it started to rain, he and his grandson put a cover on the boat to stay dry. The cover trapped exhuast fumes inside the boat and the man began to feel sick. He fainted at the dock, but is expected to be OK.

Authorities say people should have carbon monoxide detectors and, if possible, look for other ways to stay warm. "These people went up to have fun, get away from home to be with family. And to have something of this magnitude, especially with a young child involved that had her whole life in front of it, it's absolutely tragic to the family."

An autopsy will be done to determine exact cause of death.

I send my condolences to the family and friends of these people.

So I get this email sent to me and I read it and I am like really? What the fuck is this Mickey Mouse shit? Seems that the people at KEE/BT Paintball have decided that they are going to have a 'global' Big Game. They are intent on 'making' history and taking the title of the 'World's Largest Game'. There is only a few problems with it.

First and foremost, commanders. Now everyone knows I am a proponenet of intelligent commanders who know what to do and how to do it, but how in the hell will you be able to get that at this level? You can't, it's just that simple. They claim that this will be a red vs blue game and that at each field scores will be tallied and will result in an over all winner of sides. Again the issue with that, is how do teams/sides in different parts of the country/world work together to build a comprehensive strategy? They can't!

So what the hell is this? Simple, smoke and mirrors, which is what seems to come from Kee these days and people chasing that ever elusive title of the best or biggest game. Will some people have fun? Oh I am sure that the ones who show up just to shoot people will have fun, the guys like me who care about winning or making an impact at the event, not so much.

What can you do? Well you can do what I do about this game, stay the hell at home and spend your hard earned money on a real scenario or big game. I mean hell even Skirmish or OK D-Day would beat this. Again for the reasons listed above, you have commanders who know the game and you can adjust strategy or make an impact at see it at the game level.

However if you must go, here is the information. Just don't say I didn't tell you how fucked up it would be.

BT Paintball Welcomes you to what promises to be

THE SINGLE LARGEST MULTI-NATIONAL PAINTBALL GAME IN THE WORLD

For one day, 08/08/09, players from all around the world will take part in
the global paintball battle

To Pre-Register go to Kee Action Sports

FACTS:
• 08/08/09 – 24 Hour Long Worldwide Event
• 08/08/09 – Beginning at 9:00:00 Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)

BTPAINTBALL.COM for more information
• US Participating Field Locator
• Mexico and International Participating Field Locator
• Registration for the BT Big Game Newsletter