From Connie…

It’s been 6 weeks since my car ran over me, and there is no doubt in my mind that God spared my life, and Rog and I love each day together, and now I am able to walk some and feeling better every day…

After being told we need to see a surgeon last week, I was facing the possibility of further surgery on my leg….well…here we go...join me in a cartwheel to celebrate the great news!!

"I don't think this lady needs any more surgery on that leg!" declared a tall Russian Doctor Tuzynski, head of surgery at Wenatchee Valley Medical Center! Whaoooo! He even came out to the waiting room...put his arm around me and helped me into the exam room...and his nurse carried the VAC pack!

Nice guy. Upon learning I was at a yard sale when the accident happened…he said he got a table for his office at Good Will…”…why not?...it’s a good table!” he said. We had lots of laughs and he wanted to know about the accident. It was the most unusual ‘exam room’ experience…all 4 of us enjoyed it! We are invited back any time…even just to visit and let them know how I am doing. I could be the token stand-up comedian for the office!

The wound on the inside of my RT side calf is gradually shrinking from nearly 12” in length to now about 7”. The treatment is being done by some fairly new technology…mentioned earlier called the VAC therapy system. Here’s the web site if you want to check it out.

www.activac.com

It heals the wound from the inside out…and it almost assures there is no infection because the wound is ‘sealed closed’.

So that’s were we are now. Many have brought us meals through this time of recovery, and we are so thankful for that, and I have received stacks of cards. One friend of mine came from her home in California and stayed 10 days…and left us with many frozen meals in the freezer. How wonderful is that?

Thanks for your prayers as we move ahead each day with Physical Therapy and wrap up treatment.

We trust our God for strength and healing…and lean on His Word to keep our hearts and we acknowledge He is working His will in our lives. Pov. 3: 5-6.

Love and thanks to all.

Connie and Roger Booth

The road to recovery

On Monday the 9^th, we had a appointment with the Surgeon to have her leg examined and to have the wound dressing changed which went well. Our wound care specialist noted that the leg wound was healing very well, and the pain level for this change was low by comparison with the earlier ones. This is a sign of healing for sure. They did notice more swelling in her leg, and ordered an ultrasound exam to check for blood clots, and requested we keep track of her temp 3 times a day..and call if it goes up beyond I think 101.5...I think. Anyway..it has not gone up beyond 99.1...so we are grateful for that. So...low temp...and no blood clots as of now.
Connie's vision has been somewhat troubling since she arrived home. As the wheel of the car passed by the right side of her head...causing the laceration, the left side of her face was pressed to the ground, resulting in a great deal of bruising there which is now cleared up quite nicely. She has some numbness on that left side, and we have noticed that her eyelid was not closing tightly as it should. In addition, her vision was blurred in reading, and better on distance. So....her Doctor sent her to see an eye surgeon today, Tuesday the 10^th. The result of the exam showed no damage to the retina...or lens...(his words) but that there was some bruising to the inner eye. It would have been more evident had he seen it at the time of the accident, but that this seems to be causing a mis-alignment somehow which he thinks will clear up with more time. He will re examine her in 2 months with additional tests, and hopefully it will improve. He did not recommend any change in glasses, but that to help, he suggested she get reading glasses to get by with until then.

She is walking around now...though slowly, and we've kept track of her temp today, and it seems to be normal, so happily there is no infection in the wound, and we have not heard from the hospital regarding the possibility of a blood clot in her leg. So that's good news.
She thoroughly enjoyed getting out today, and it was a wonderful sunny 2 hour ride along the Columbia River…to and from The Doctor’s office.

Thanks for your prayers for Connie...and me.