I didn't do nuthin'
Salem posted it.
Thanks Salem 
Posted on 05/14/2008 5:16:40 PM PDT by trussell
As you can tell, I am typing in a hurry.
LOL
You know girls, I've been giving this a lot of thought. I saw the young man who is suing to run in the Olympics on two prosthetic legs, and it occured to me that with a prosthesis Jim might be able to walk again. Wouldn't that be a kicker? The MD had wasted the leg, so maybe the new leg can hold his weight. Praying for a miracle.
Prayer bump!!
Wow! What a picture :) What a nice, nice man.
You continue to be in our prayers Jim. May God comfort you, give you strength and continue to guide those who treat you.
Hugs to you and your family...
“TT”, Beth & Nana
Thank you.
Hopefully I will get a report this afternoon.
I think one of the sons stayed with him at least part of the night.
We are leaving shortly to go up to see Jim. I will personally give him your message, Nan. :-)
And yours also, Louie.
Love and hugs to both of you!
Simple prayer bump for the #1 FReeper
Thank YOU! We look forward to your next update! :)
I laughed out loud because the twinkle in Jim's eye was priceless.
That's what it was - the expression on his face
Salem, thank you for sharing -- I like this one.
Thanks Fiddlstix!!!
Thank you, Mama Bear, I like this one too.
Have a nice visit.
BTW, as far as SF goes, I have lived in harsh winter areas, but I have NEVER been so cold as I was one day in July (I think) at Ghirardelli Square. The wind coming off the water was bone-chilling cold. :-(Someone once said "I never experienced a worse winter than I did one summer in San Francisco"
My car was parked in the sun yesterday and I went out to get something and it was 115 inside of it. I'm glad I didn't have any ice cream in there!
Fantastic. Get back soon.
I didn't do nuthin'
Salem posted it.
Thanks Salem
Get well soon, Jim. My prayers for your recovery.
That is good information, thanks.
They do have a unit at the facility for those that need to take advantage of those services. I spoke to several Vet that had been through the program and they spoke quite highly of it.
It seems like it worked out well for you also.
Jim hasn't experienced any phantom pain, but has experienced itching in his ankle.
I vigorously scratched the area of the bed where his ankle would have been and it seemed to give him some relief. (He may have been just humoring me, because I noticed he was grinning.)
An itching sensation is viewed as a sign of the healing process so it is a good sign.
He exclaimed that when he moves his new "abbreviated" leg that it feels like he is moving his whole leg.
From observing the incision and speaking to the nurses who change the dressing it looks like they did an excellent job, and there is virtually no swelling or complication.
Great news, Syncro.
Are you posting from the hospital?
How did Jim sleep last night?
Does he have any words of wisdom for us this today?
Wonderful news, Syncro! More prayers going up!
Good Afternoon, Everyone!!!
Another Jim Update:
Just got a call from Syncro. He called from the beautiful FReeRepublic Towers in Beautiful Downtown Fresno.
He will be leaving soon for the hospital.Chris just got home from spending the night at the hospital.
Yesterday they took Jim’s power chair and a backless stool to the hospital.
They were able to get Jim into his power chair. This morning the Therapist was in and Jim was able to go to the gym and get a little excercise.
Syncro is going to post some pictures later.
Getting out of bed into his power chair must have been a big relief for Jim; he has been wanting to get out of bed since yesterday.
I expect to get at least one more report today.
MamaBear and JKphoto are in route to visit and Syncro will also be going back very soon.
Keep praying .... it’s working!!!
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