Praying for the Surgery

Trevor's wound is pretty substantial; it will require surgery to close it. In fact, until this morning, they were talking about skin grafts to close it, but the rate of his healing is so remarkable, that they don't expect to need the skin grafts. In fact, there are a number of folks that are coming by to look at Trevor, just to savor the high-speed healing process. It seems that Trevor has "a bit of a will" (which is a fine, strapping understatement), and his determination to be well appears to be helping him heal quickly. That and the prayers of the saints!!

Trevor told me that when he left the hospital in San Francisco, they took him out through the emergency department, as it has the best street access. But when he went through, all the nurses in ER that were part of his treatment clustered around: "You're going home already?" We love the power of God to heal!

So they added Trevor to "the slate" of surgeries for tomorrow. However, he can be "bumped" by an emergency surgery, so we're praying "No bumping, please." If we miss this time, we're not sure what the next option is; the doctor will be going on holiday for a while.

Another topic for prayer is infection. They'll leave a drain in the wound when they sew it shut, but infection is always a possibility. If there's no infection, he can go home perhaps as fast as next week. If there is an infection, that will be delayed, perhaps significantly, as they cut the wound open again and go to work all over again. That's not an acceptable alternative.

A final note for today: Trevor & Judy are grandparents again. Matthew & Evie have 6 pounds, 11 ounces of Adelaide to be a sister to Isabella. You should hear the pride in his voice!