A father of five just received a life-saving surgery that should give him the chance to meet his first grandchild.

The one-dose vaccine was put on hold last week after six women developed rare blood clots a week or two after they were vaccinated.

It’s not clear if the exceedingly rare reports -- so far, six cases out of more than 7 million inoculations in the U.S. -- really are linked to the J&J vaccine.

The Zoneton Fire Department and his family are asking the community for prayers.

Blood clots, typically found in the veins, are showing up in arteries around COVID-19 patients' hearts and brains and can cause the strokes to occur, according to Dr. Jon Klein of U of L's School of Medicine.