My Dad made it successfully through the surgery today!
His broken neck was pinned and the surgeon said he should be able to move it again. One of our fears had been that it would be pinned without mobility, but this is thankfully not the case.
We are so relieved and grateful for all the prayers and good thoughts that have supported him, and us, through these past several days. Please continue to remember him for a strong and quick recovery.
He is on a ventilator for some lung infection/pnumonia that he has been battling all year, but other than that things are looking quite good at this point in time. He will, of course, be on pain medication and the introvenious feeding for a while yet. He may also have limited ability to speak during the post-op healing.
We will not have a good idea of his post-surgery prognosis for a while, but I must say that we have been greatly encouraged at this point.
Just as an aside, my Dad was a ceramic engineer and during the course of his career he worked on the development of many new technologies. One of these was fiber optics which was a key part of the surgical equipment used in today's operation. He has been very fortunate to have the technology and surgical skill that attended to him today.
Thanks be to God.
6 comments:
what good news... and may the positive news continue! Best wishes to Dad and the whole family.. will continue sending strength and positive energy your way!
I am so glad your Dad pulled through it okay. Isn't life amazing?
That is good news. I am happy for all of you and especially you Dad.
That's great to hear, Life. Hopefully he will continue to improve!
Sounds like some prayers were answered!
I am so happy to hear it!
Hope you are holding up okay, too!
I'm doing great today! Prayers were indeed answered and I'm very grateful.
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