Thank you to everyone for donating to Toms Fundraiser. We are so incredibly thankful not only for the donations that have come in but for the numerous prayers and uplifting comments that we read daily. Its hard not to get teary eyed as I type this. The love we feel from each of you is so touching and honestly I dont know how we could have made it through this without each of you. On Friday Tom went in to see the nurses in burn/plastics at Harborview Medical Center to have some fluid bubbles lanced and drained. Fluid bubbles are common with skin grafting and its important to keep them at bay so that the skin graft will take. Tomorrow is yet another day at Harborview only this time Tom will meet with the surgeon who performed the reconstruction and skin graft. He wants to see how well the skin graft is taking and will let us know whether or not we can be on our way back home to Alaska. Once the appointment with the surgeon is done Tom meets with rehabilitation again to see how the movement of his thumb and wrist are coming along. So far Tom has been doing incredibly well with his exercises. He is able to move his thumb and wrist and is increasing his range of motion. We will discuss prosthetics with both the surgeon and rehabilitation to see what the options are. When Tom lost his fingers he lost both tendons to each finger from his elbow. Since there are no tendons left in the forearm there is no way to move anything surgically attached to the hand. Tomorrow we will see what kind of prosthetics are available for this particular kind of amputation. My friends, I know you have been praying for Toms recovery but I want to ask that you pray for a prosthetic that will work for him. I also ask for prayers to help both Tom and I emotionally. You may see photos of smiling faces but the reality of what has happened is setting in. Very soon we will be home and the distraction of the city will fade. I know our lives will carry on but I am afraid. Im afraid to be gone from here and away from the doctors that helped my husband. Im afraid of what daily life will be like. I know Tom will be frustrated when he struggles with the tasks he used to do so effortlessly. I feel that this sounds so silly and I shouldnt be so worried but I am. Ive prayed to take away this feeling but its still there. As you can tell my emotions are everywhere and Im sure they will be for a while. I need to remember that in time he (we) will overcome and continue living life with the zest we had before the accident. I need to remember to have faith. Thank you friends and family for taking the time to read this. Tom and I appreciate each and everyone of you. From our hearts, we send you our love from Seattle.....
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 05:48:55 +0000
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