Today was a very hard day, but I wasn't alone. My sweet mother in law Mary Ellen, was with me when we had to take Terry in for surgery. I was so grateful that I didn't have to sit there for hours alone and wondering. I know I chattered for hours because I was so stressed. Bless her heart, she never made me feel like a dork--not even once. Smile...
Terry's surgery ended up taking far longer than they thought. They found four broken bones where they had thought there were two. They had to put three pins in his hand and put yet another soft cast on it until the swelling goes down in ten days. He's going to be pretty drugged up for several days and in tons of pain. I hope I can stay on top of it and make sure he gets all his meds correctly. There are several.
Terry will be in a cast for at least two months if not longer. If all goes well he will be able to return to work in two to four weeks time. Which sounds encouraging. It all depends on how well he does in ten days time.
I guess we are all learning how to endure to the end through all of this. The silver lining is that we are so grateful that Terry is alive! His surviving this accident was a miracle. A few broken bones are nothing in comparison to loosing him. All our lives would have been forever changed.
Thanks Mom for being there for me today. It meant the world to me. I really felt so loved. Thank you all for all the prayers you've said on our behalf. We are so grateful.
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