My dad had a doctor's appointment last week and the doctor was suprised at how little he's healed. Instead of making my dad sit in pain for weeks and months on end until his vertebrae "fixes itself", they're going to schedule a surgery. Because it's a compressed fracture the surgery is going to consist of squirting a concrete-like substance into the vertebrae to bring it back to its original shape. The doctor said that the pain after the surgery is not as bad as the pain my dad is feeling now. If that's true then praise God for surgery because I can't stand to see my dad in pain much longer.
My last post was about Caitlin and her trip to Rome. Well, there's already been a bump in the journey. Caitlin's flight was cancelled and her mother had to scurry around to get her another one that left much later than the original one was planned. Now she'll make it to Rome with very little time before orientation begins at the school. For more news on this and updates on her trip check out her blog: http://caitlinnicoleb.blogspot.com/.
Onto the news of the day: Haley W. and her many trips to the ER. On Friday night Haley was in the church carrying 14 china plates down the stairs when she tripped on her high heel and fell forward down the stairs, breaking the plates and badly slicing her arms. She was rushed to the ER where they cleaned out her wounds, ruled out a broken arm, stitched up the really bad cuts and gave her a prescription for pain meds. She was really sore all the next day and needed help to do everything. Then, on Sunday morning she woke me up at 6 (I had been sleeping over so I could take care of her) saying that her heart hurt. Of course it's the middle of a snow storm and we're at her grandmother's house which is at the top of a hill that is off of another hill that is off of another hill. It's the kind of house that you don't leave when it's snowing cause you'll never make it back home. Thankfully her mom has 4 wheel drive. We rushed once again to the ER while Haley is writhing in pain and trying not to throw up (at this point we've realized that it's not her heart. but most likely her gull bladder). 6 hours in the ER and all they could do was tell her that she wasn't pregnant (which she told them but they didn't believe) and they didn't see anything wrong with her. "It must have just been a functioning problem" was the doctor's "diagnosis". Her primary care doctor (whom she saw on Monday) is sending her to a surgeon because she thinks that it IS her gull bladder, even though the tests didn't show that. So now the poor girl is in pain all over from the fall and this issue with her gull bladder. Please pray that whatever is wrong can be resolved quickly - Haley can only rest for so long. :)
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My word that was a lot of news! Wow, a lot is going on with all the people you love. I'm thankful that Caitlin was able to get another flight, although I'm sure she's stressed now. I'll be praying for your dad and Haley. I hadn't heard about the plate-falling incident! Good grief that's a lot of drama for one girl to handle! Thanks for the update. Keep us all posted!
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