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| Steve, Kerri Drees |
Popular Christian Radio personality Kerri Drees died early
this week in a Fargo
hospital, where she was undergoing a lap-band operation. Drees was a morning co- host
on KKEQ Your QFM in Grand Forks
since January 2011.
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According to The Forum in Fargo ,
Kerri and her husband, Steve, arrived at
Altru Hospital
He, thinking 17 years together was not nearly
enough told her, “I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
It was not to be as complications during surgery claimed
Kerri’s life.
About 45 minutes after the surgery was to have started,
Steve went to Altru’s information desk for an update. “The gal said the only
information they had was that the first incision was made 41 minutes ago,” he
said.
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| Kerri Drees |
About 10 minutes later two staff members “in scrubs came and
asked to talk to me,” Steve continued. “It was obvious they didn’t want to talk
to me in the main waiting area, so my heart sank. I followed them back to the
chapel area, where I met with them and the chaplain. The two staff members were
an anesthesiologist and a surgical nurse. The anesthesiologist told me there
were complications. Kerri had lost a lot of blood and her heart had stopped
twice. He assured me they had several people working to stabilize her but it
didn’t look good.”
Steve was later told that Kerri’s aorta had been nicked
during the first incision.
There are those who want to place blame, Steve said, “and I
don’t. Kerri wasn’t the type to blame. Every operation has inherent risk and
every human being is different. I have no ill will. It’s easier for me not to
hold ill will knowing Kerri had a living and vibrant faith.”
A veteran of Christian radio, Kerri began working in January
2011 at QFM, which has offices in Fosston , Minn. , and Bemidji ,
Minn. Fargo .
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