David Update Part II

Hallelujah! David's infection is only on the outside of his knee. So that means no surgery. Woo hoo! We are supposed to leave the hospital sometime today. However, we are waiting on the doctor to check out is knee one last time. I think we're both getting cabin fever and ready to get out of here. Thanks for all your prayers!

David Update

Well, last night didn't get any better for David. At about midnight, we decided to head to the hospital to get him checked out. It turns out that he has an infection from the surgery. At this point it seems that the infection is on the skin and we won't know if it's actually inside his knee for a while. The doctor will return tomorrow morning to see what needs to happen next. If the infection is in his knee, they will have to do another procedure to flush out the bad bacteria that's causing the infection. We are praying this will not happen because it could potentially damage the cartilage implant that David had on Wednesday. So, that's where we are for now. Thanks for your prayers and support. We truly are blessed by our wonderful family and friends.

Even now as I sit and watch David go through this I am reminded that God is good. From our hospital room, we have a beautiful view of the mountains and right now the sun is setting behind them. I took pictures that I'll post when I get home sometime...it's amazing! It's definitely taken my focus off of the bad things and reminded me that God still knows what he's doing.

Wounded Knee

On Friday, David, his Mom and I spent a good part of the day watching a movie called Bury My Heart at Wounded knee. It's about Sitting Bull and the Sioux Indians. It's quite an interesting movie. However, what made it even more interesting, or maybe I should say ironic, is that 2 days earlier, David had surgery on his own wounded knee. Not until about halfway through the movie did we realize the irony of the title of the movie. Though it was funny on Friday, today is another story. Today, the pain of surgery has climaxed beyond belief. Watching David in pain has been one of the most heart wrenching things I have ever seen. I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like. I only know that it must be excrutiating because David has said several times, "just bury me in a hole." The first two days after the surgery David felt very little pain due to a pump that sent miracle drugs straight to his knee. That pump has been removed and now the pain has escalated greatly. So, if you are reading this blog right now, I ask that you will say a prayer that David will feel as little pain possible from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, that he will get rest (as he is very restless and hasn't been able to sleep at all) and that he will get through this difficult time.

Deep in the Heart of Texas

This past weekend we took advantage of the flight benefits and headed down to San Antonio. We went to celebrate Katelyn's first birthday. Sara and Anna had never been to San Antonio so we also played tourists for the weekend. On Friday, immediately after we landed we went to Alamo Cafe to have some tasty tortillas with family and friends. Saturday, we toured the Alamo and then had a birthday party for Katelyn. On Sunday we went to church and then took a tour on a riverboat.

Cole and Katelyn are as cute as can be and it was fun to watch them play with Sara and Anna. My parents were also there and it was great to spend some quality time with them and Cody and Dana. I think everyone else had a good time and Anna says she wants to live there. Of course that gives me hope that maybe we could move back, but I'm not going to hold my breath. For the first time since I've known David, not once did he say, "It's so humid!" We were blessed with wonderful weather and I was thankful that the Coleman's didn't have to stick it out in crazy heat.

Though it was a quick trip, I was glad we went. I miss my family so much and it still feels like home in a lot of ways. I hated to leave them and am already trying to plan when I can go back. I sure do miss that place. Go Spurs go!