Gordon's surgery

Just when you think nothing else can go wrong, something does!

Just a quick update on Gordon. He had his back surgery Wed. He is of course in a LOT of pain from the surgery. He said he is not sure he would do it again, but he was at a point where SOMETHING had to be done. He does think the problem has been corrected, because he does not have the pain and weakness in his legs that he had before his surgery. The procedure was very intensive and quite dangerous as it turned out. A vascular surgeon cut him open in the front of his abdomen, rearranged his organs so the ortho. dr. could work on his spine from the front. They put discs from the bone bank in and a steel plate to hold them together (5 vertebra). Then they put all his organs back in place (we hope), flipped him over and the orthopedic dr. went in from the back and put a plate in the back of his spine. They said it was a very risky surgery, so we are thankful that all seems to be going well. He sat up yesterday and today for a good while. Also took a short walk today.

About 8:00 Thursday night I got a call from the retirement village where Gordon's mom stays. She had fallen. Did not appear to be hurt from the fall but her legs were completely useless. We wound up taking her to the hospital (same one Gordon is in). I didn't get home until 5:00 am Friday morning. Her doctor is pretty sure she has had a stroke of some kind. All of this has made her VERY agitated and impatient, so please pray for those who are caring for her as well. She will probably be in the hospital through the weekend, then go to rehab for a few weeks.

Thanks so much for your prayers. Gordon has asked me several times during this procedure to PLEASE call anyone I know that will pray, so I am sure he sill appreciate your prayers too.

God is faithful. He has promised not to put more on us than we can bear. I believe His Word is truth and I depend on that, so I continue to trust Him through these perilous times, not just personally, but nationally and internationally. Blessings to you all.