Amen. Thank you for the ping so I could see JimRob's update (I'll re-ping my list here momentarily).
You and JimRob are so courageous... I hope and pray that you have been doing well since your surgeries. Praying that you have healed completely and you're not in any pain...
God bless you and your wife and family, Jeff! :-)
But, it is still debilitating and I have a ways to go. The Lord has been good and merciful to me and the prayers, faith, encouragement, and love of family and friends has pulled me through.
I may never get off the pain meds entirely because of all the hardware I am carrying around now and how it is attached to my spine and hips, but it has been manageable and I am grateful to be able to work and earn for my family and get around on my own as much as possible.
I am grateful to God in Heaven and His Son for their tender mercies to me and know they will show likewise, irregardless of how hard it may get to Jim and any other of their children according to their will and the love and faith we exert.