Friday, May 23, 2008

May 23 8:00pm

Hey Folks, Neil came through the surgery well. The doctor said there was some more muscle that had died, but he did close the wound. The good news in that is that he was not concerned about infection. Yea!!!!! The doctor will go back on Tuesday and open the wound to determine if everything is as good as he hopes. Neil has much more pain that we ever anticpated. He has a pain pump but his tolerance for medication is rather high due to all the medication he has had over the last many weeks. Please be patient about visiting until Neil is able to manage the pain more effectively. My goodness, we hope this will happen sooner than later. The nurse anticipates a couple of days. We are so thankful for Neil's recovery. Please pray for the muscle to stay viable in Neil's leg.

Linda, Shanna's mom, called this afternoon. Shanna moved yesterday to Cedar Crest for her recovery. Please pray for Shanna to continue to wake up and have a full recovery.

Susan, Sue's daughter came by to be supportive. She said Sue has had an infection. Doggone it as she was doing so well. Please pray for Sue's full recovery.

Neil sends his love to all and so appreciates your support. He cannot wait to get past this and move on to Health South.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

my mom called me with the news earlier. Neil you are such a trooper. My prayers are with you all. I told my mom to give all yall my love. Love yall, cousin marcy in texas

Anonymous said...

We've had you in our prayers and on our heart all day. It was so awesome to read the blog yesterday for YOU!! Our God is an awesome God and He has certainly heared all the prayers in your behalf.
We love you! Love to all.
Aunt Kathy & Frog

Anonymous said...

You are all in our prayers. I hope that Neil gets some pain relief, and that the news next week is good. We are thinking about you all.
Love, Lynn, Ray, Brock and Hunter Lewis

Anonymous said...

Sending our love and prayers from Elba City Schools. We love you and can't wait for you to be up and around giving us trouble.
Kathy Piland and the Gang at ECS

Anonymous said...

Neil - Good Morning! Today is a new day ad one step closer to your tremendous homecoming! We can see the bright light at the end of the tunnel. May God continue to hold you safe and sound in the palm of his hand and cover you with his pain free medication! We all love you! YPSSSYGA

Anonymous said...

Neil and Dee,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you both at all times. Keep fighting Neil, God never gives you battles that you aren't able to fight. You are an inspiration to so many people. We can't wait to see you all and will keep you in our prayers.
Brooke and Joe Fanning