Dec. 1 - Back to the Hospital....

Hello there LOV friends and family!

I feel like maybe i've owed you all an update for a while now, friends... Honestly, since i've been home for 2 weeks after the 4 wks. in the hospitals, I've gotten steadily better for the most part, with a few setbacks along the way. I've missed you all a lot. Life is, of course, fully weird now, but mainly there's a big hole in my heart missing my church family.

My doctor looked at my foot about 2 weeks ago and was bothered that the wound was wet and oozy. He changed the dressing style, and within a few days, he was happy with how it was drying up. However, we went back for another appt. today (Monday) and he was not happy again. It seems to be healing, the wound is SLOWWWWWLY getting smaller, but it's just too soft and wet and he wants a nice hard scab, i guess.

So i'm going back to the hospital tomorrow morning. I'm not too worried, but I need to take it seriously and prayerfully - a 1-hr. surgery to clean the wound and then attach a med-vac (vacuum) again to it to dry it up. I'll be out for the surgery, and hope to clear up my head sooner than last time... Lord willing, I'll come home with the vac on the wound for ~4 days.

Honestly, probably the thing i'm most bummed about is that i was ready to try to head to the Christmas Gala and, i don't know, dance with Matt Tebbe or something, and then go to church in the morning. This easily might put me back and keep me from seeing you all for longer. We'll see.

I SO, SO appreciate the encouragement and your prayers. It means a lot, esp. as I go online and read about "talus fractures" and the long-term recovery difficulties. Google it if you're curious. The process doesn't sound very easy. And if you're into real-life gross stuff, my facebook site shows the ankle in all its man-altered glory.

Anyway, long letter. I love you guys and look forward to seeing you sometime.

Peace of Christ to you, your brother, Todd

P.S. Hey House Gathering buds! - I'll still try to give you a call from the hospital Tues night!

Oh yeah!‏
So, I forgot to include, I would so appreciate your prayers for -

* the complete healing of the ankle wound

* patience and strength for my mom and dad, great care-givers

* wisdom on the steps to take ahead. I'm being told to get a 2nd opinion, but I'm not excited about more multiple 90-minute + drives to/from Chicagoland* recovery of motion and the gift of ~walking~

* * My Aunt Marie's continued valiant fight against leukemia at The University of Chicago. She's doing great in chemo so far!!

Thanks brothers and sisters - TWA