Thank you to all who are praying for JR, and Tony, May and Michael Vigil. He now has undergone 5 surgical procedures. Sunday morning it was determined that the right leg was infected and not getting proper blood supply so it was amputated below the knee. Tomorrow (Wednesday) the orthopedic surgeon plans to go back and clean up the wounds and hopefully close up the surgeries. Please pray that there is enough muscle and skin tissue to cover the bone, and that everything else there is in good enough condition to keep the amputation below the knee and they don’t have to go much higher. On Monday the doctor installed a drain for the gall bladder. He also said that JR’s liver was badly torn but is beginning the healing process. His heart and lungs are doing well. The doc says that JR’s excellent physical fitness before the accident has been a major factor in his survival.
They hope to be able soon to bring him out of the medically induced coma and begin to test brain function. He has a skull fracture on the left side of his head and there is some brain bleeding but there does not appear to be much swelling. We are praying for minimal damage to the brain and ask you to join with us in that. The picture is of May and Tony accompanying JR on his journey from the ICU to the OR for one of his surgeries. The family appreciates everyone who has come up to the Naval Hospital to visit them and everyone who is praying. The steady stream of visitors are welcome and have been a real encouragement to all of us!
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