Dear Ones,Philip just spoke to Chris. I still cannot talk.
Andy's lower right leg was amputated yesterday. Chris (Mom) says that he made the decision. The surgeries to reconstruct/ bone grafts, etc. were not working and would have significantly limited his quality of life. With a prosthetic, he is looking forward to COMPLETING HIS ENLISTMENT (his words), mountain biking, etc. Chris said that because there was healthy tissue left, skin grafts were not required. He had plenty of tissue and skin to wrap the bone, etc.
Chris says that Andy is very, very positive. He is making plans to get well, go through rehab and get on with his life. He keeps reminding Chris and George (his parents) of the others at the hospital that are in so much worse shape. His only shadow was when he talked to his Mom about "girls". He said this would definitely let him know who liked him for him....Can you imagine? Not 21 yrs old for a month yet....
We'll talk to them tomorrow and then hopefully when I have my voice back, I'll have a good talk with Chris.
Please, please continue to pray for them. Chris' birthday is 2 days after Christmas. She has said all along, Andy is her gift. His life.
Thank you for caring about this special family. We all have so much to be grateful for and I am especially grateful for knowing I can count on all of you!
Thanks for the update 2J.
We're headed up to the beach house for the evening.
Thanks for the update 2J. They can do some amazing things with prosthetic limbs these days. One of our pastors has an artificial leg and still enjoys running and golfing.
We'll keep Andy in our prayers.
Let us know if there is some more tangible way we can thank/help him.
If it he had to lose the leg, I'm glad it was below the knee. It will make it easier for the prosthetic, I believe. I'm keeping him and his family in my prayers.
Thanks for posting the letter; prayers up for Andy and his family.