July 24, 2009

Gene is doing well after more surgical procedures.

The skin around his pressure sore continued to break down, and the surgeon went back in today and did some more work to clean it. Gene has very sensitive skin and it may be that some of the bandaging is contributing to the difficulty with the healing.

He went into surgery about 3 this afternoon, and by 7 Emily had a report from the doctor. He tolerated the surgery very well and was able to return to his room in the intermediate care unit. Emily and Pat were able to see him and reported that he was doing very well even though he was still groggy from the anesthesia.

Emily and Pat are still working on those beet pickles. At one point in the afternoon, Pat took a minute and went back to the house to get the beets out of the water they were in. We should take bets on how many jars of beet pickles they'll get out of that bushel of beets!

Pat has been such a support for Mom this week! She has done several things for Emily around the house, been at the hospital to provide support for all the medical decisions that have needed to be made, has lifted Gene's spirits, and allowed Alan and Lynn to know that everything was under control! Thanks a million Pat.

Prayer requests:
Please pray for Gene to have full recovery from his surgical procedure, and for his pressure sore to begin healing. Pray for him to be at peace and have the strength to continue the hard work necessary for healing. Pray for Emily.