After Ernest Lynn, the son of late country music legend Loretta Lynn, was back in the hospital last week following an emergency surgery earlier this year, his wife, Crystal Lynn, shared a promising update on Monday.
“We’ve seen a marked improvement in him in the past 24 hours so I think that we are finally headed in the right direction,” Lynn wrote on Facebook on May 6.
Ernest seemed to show signs of improvement following a critical surgery earlier in the year, but the 69-year-old was back in the hospital last week. His wife wrote on Facebook the night of Tuesday, April 30 that, “more issues have presented themselves, and although ‘pretty routine’ for the doctors, it’s very scary for us.”
While Crystal Lynn said her husband was going to have a procedure the following morning to address the issues, Lynn expressed her fears at what could come next.
“We’re scared of the possibility that this could become pretty serious pretty quickly…..however it would be more serious if we ignored it,” she wrote. “We are scared in general because everyone has lost someone that they love due to this issue…. However I am here tonight to declare: NOT TODAY!”
That fear appeared to turn into hope, as indicated by Lynn’s latest update on Ernest.
“We appreciate all of your concern and continued prayers for complete healing,” she wrote Monday. “Thank you all ... God bless.”
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Ernest Lynn underwent “a critical surgery as a result of kidney failure,” at the end of January, according to a post on Loretta Lynn’s Instagram.
In a Facebook post from Jan. 23, Crystal Lynn explained that two weeks prior, her husband underwent an operation “regarding his kidney failure and dialysis needs that didn’t yield good results.”
Because of that, Ernest Lynn had to undergo another operation that day.
“It is a lifesaving and life sustaining operation, so we desperately need it to work this time so that they don’t have to take more drastic measures,” Crystal Lynn added.
At the end of February, Crystal Lynn shared pictures of the couple on Facebook of her and her husband on their “first bike ride of the season,” showing that the 69-year-old was recovering well. However, last month, it was shared that Ernest Lynn was in need of a kidney transplant and had been waiting for a donor.
“Today is a REALLY important day for Ernie regarding his health and his transplant journey,” Crystal Lynn wrote on Facebook on April 3.
“We would appreciate your prayers asking for God’s influence and favor so that Ernie may receive approval for this procedure, as a new kidney would drastically improve his quality of life, length of life, and of course his emotional and mental health,” Crystal continued. “He’s got so much life to live and so much love to give and I know that he will continue to grow with God and serve His purpose. Thank you all….God bless you all.”
Crystal Lynn’s latest post has been flooded with more than 200 comments as off Monday evening.
“Thank you for the update on Ernie..So happy to hear this news,” one Facebook user said. “Sending Prayers for you and Ernie.”
“I know I don’t know your family personally but I’ve loved Loretta since I was a teenager and her family so I am definitely praying,” another person commented. “Thank you for the update.”