Sunday, July 31, 2011

Another Update on JR Vigil

It has been 12 days since JR’s car accident. We have spent most of the past 12 days with the Vigils going back and forth between the OR and the ICU. Joyce and Josephine Mendiola have been there pretty much every day, all day with May, Tony, Mike and JR. Since my last post JR has had two more surgeries (Wednesday and Friday). Friday’s surgery lasted about seven hours. They had to amputate further up above his left knee but they were able to close up the left leg and the docs think that they have gotten “ahead of the infection.” Today they said that the left leg appears to be healing very well. Another surgery is planned for tomorrow afternoon. The doctor hopes to close up the right leg then. Please pray that he is able to keep the right knee. Once the infection and leg issues are taken care of the rest of his issues, especially the brain/skull fracture, can be focused on.

We are very thankful for the excellent care JR has received at the Naval Hospital Guam. The doctors and staff have been very professional and very good to talk with us and keep us informed about what is going on. The picture here is of a post-operation conference with his orthopedic surgeon. Many of the staff, including the gate guards, have told us they are praying for JR.

We have also been encouraged by having so many people visit us in the ICU waiting room. Joyce has been taking a picture of each of the visitors to make JR a memory book, so that, when he wakes up, he will be able to know who came to see him and pray for him. Please come up and see us this week if you can. Joyce would like to take your picture. Here is one good-looking couple who came to see us. JR is still in very critical condition. The doctors are hoping to get him stable enough to fly him to the Philippines where he can get the care he needs, but he is not there yet. Please keep JR and his family in your prayers this week.

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