Bummer!

Well it is official, I have the flu. Not the best timing, but it is cute watching Gregg try to take care of me. Mom, Dad, and Christy helped us out today by driving us around and feeding us. Well trying to feed me. It is such a blessing that we now live near family. I can not imagine how hard this would have been if we were still in Santa Clarita. So please be in prayer for me. This is one of the most critical weeks at work and i have only been there so far this week for about 8 hours. It is always a bummer when you get a chance to stay at home and rest, but desperately want to be at work. I am so glad that I know God is in control of the office as well as out illnesses and injuries!
Well until later, Ta Ta For Now!
Kathleen

Staples are out!

Today Gregg had his first doctor’s appointment. I was surprised to hear that Gregg was going to have his staples out! Only six days after surgery! The good news is that his guts did not fall out! :-P I will say that the incisions sure look better with out the staples in!
The Doctor was nice enough to tell Gregg and I exactly what he did in surgery. We were not sure how he got the bone needed from the hip for the femur. What we found out is that he keeps the contour of the hp by taking the bone from the "inside" of the hip. He takes strips of this second layer bone in the hip and pounds them into the femur break that is not healing. He also explains that the tools are quite crude looking, like what you would see an old wood worker would use to carve wood.
We will know in about 6 weeks if is looks like the bone is healing. Until then Gregg will have to keep off of his right leg completely. This means 6 more weeks of using crutches. But we are hopeful that after this Gregg will be back on the road to 100%.
Thanks again for all of your prayers and support!

Update on Gregg

On Tuesday Gregg had a bone graft sergury to help the largest break in his femure heal. The recovery time for this sergury is about 6-8 weeks. I was delightully supprised to see how well Gregg looked after undergoing a 2 houre procedure. I actually have never seen him look so good after a sergury, and there have been many. After only 2 nights in the hosital Gregg was sent home.
This recovery is going o be a hard one, but thankfully nothing like after the accedent. The really hard part of this recovery is that Gregg's hip had bone removed, and therefore the muscles have been heavely tramutised. Poor boy, you never realize how much you use those muscles. We are excited to see how quickly he will recover.
Thanks again to everyone who came by and bought us food and company! You are all such a blessing!