We're Back!

Luke and I are back from a trip to check on Papa. We got there on Tuesday and the first thing that Luke did was throw his Elmos in Papa's lap to help him feel better. It was pretty cute. On Wednesday we went with Papa to the dentist. He got a decent report. He will have to have one crown and has about six chipped teeth that will need to be fixed. On Thursday Luke and I hung out at Nana and Papa's while Nana took Papa to the doctor. The orthopedic surgeon said that the cuts on his elbow were healing and he could see good tissue forming. He was hopeful that surgery could be done this week. (There has been a glitch - keep reading.) He also found out that his right wrist has ligament damage. I think that he is going to wait until his elbow gets fixed to work on the wrist. On Thursday afternoon dad had his stitches removed. Friday was an excellent day. The mission team came in a little after 10 pm. We all went up to the church to welcome them home.

My grandma and James came up on Saturday to check on dad. On Saturday morning when dad woke up we all knew something was wrong with his forehead. He called his dr. and his dr. said that his forehead was infected and called in antibiotics and a cream. Luke and I left around 2:30 to come home. I guess things got worse from there. When we left his eyes and forehead were a little bit swolen. By 10:00 pm dad's eyes were almost swolen shut. There is a nurse in their church that had been helping mom treat his forehead that day. The nurse said they needed to go to the hospital. Things get confusing from here. They did a CT Scan to see if the infection is in his skull, because it would be very dangerous if the infection went in his brain. I know the infection is down in his eye sockets. He was admitted to the hospital late Sat. night and is still there. He may still be there for a couple more days. Please pray that the infection would clear up. Also, my mom is near exhaustion. Please pray that she is able to stay healthy and take care of herself while caring for dad. Jennifer has been with them constantly also.
On to cute note - Luke thought that James needed to say "Cheese"!
Then James' tender needed to say "Cheese"!

Thanks for keeping us in your prayers!