Another Surgery!!!

The day finally came-it was time to head up to Shriner's Hospital and have Willie go through another knee surgery.  This one was supposed to put the knee cap on and take the screws from the ankles and I was gearing up to stay the whole week.  Monday night we left and I was sad to leave my other children but glad to know Kyle was able to be with them. My neighbor Laura drove with me and her son Matt and we had a great ride up.  Infact I stayed at her paren'ts place that night with them.  But I will make a vow-never to sleep in the same bed with Willie again. He tosses and turns and worst of all he farts alot.  Needless to say I didn't get great sleep.  Laura's Mom-Grandma Rita made me a wonderful smoothie and sent me with some cookies and those sustained me during the surgery-Thank you so much!! 

Tuesday we made it on time with no problems and Willie was excited to get his new knee cap. He talked about it all weekend and we waited and waited and waited.  He had been fasting and it had been a good 10 hours since he last ate.  He played on those scooters all over the hospital.  Infact, around 11:30 the nurses were tired of watching his endless energy and asked Dr. Carroll for a valium to calm him down.

Dr. Carroll is awesome.  She is Willie's surgeon and she is always careful and wise and she is very sensitive to his needs. She explained what was going to happen and how they were going to take t he screws out and put knee plates in to correct his knocked knees and then put the knee cap on. Mind you the valium has kicked in and Willie is crashed out.  But just as I was getting lunch my buzzer went off-Willie had only been in the operating room for less then 5 minutes-so I was starving and nervous. But I felt a sense of peace so I went back to the room and Dr. Carroll explained that Willie had a big gash on his knee right where she needed to cut him open-but she said this was good and that God's finger is taking over-she wants the knocked knees to straighten out so the hemstring is straight and when they pull the tendon to attach it to the knee it will be the right tightness. So after all my diligence in getting the family down south straightened out Willie and b-lined it home from Salt Lake City early this morning.

We had some trouble staying awake so I crashed in one of Beaver's Motels at 11pm and slept until 130 am.  Then I went to get his narcotics and I didn't look so good so I felt a little weird getting valium and loratab when the pharmacist was probably thinking I was wasted.

But it is so nice to be home.  I got a big hug from Kylee and Ammon and Ella are protecting Willie and sitting by him. And on August 16 we will go do another surgery and this time put the knee cap on. But I want to thank Judy Bailey for bringing dinner in and Karen Keil for bringing dinners in.  And my sweet sister n law Cassey for taking the two little ones while Kyle went to school. It really helped Kyle.  I had housekeepers come on Monday so the house was pretty well clean and overall it is another testimony to me that the Lord knows how he wants things for us in our lives and if we let him he will direct us.

But I love Shriner's.  The people their are so nice and I am hoping to start giving back to them soon.  They take blanket donations and I want to make some blankets for the kids before we go up for the next surgery. Maybe I can get my girls to help me.  But it is a great place.