Lucy had her 7th surgery on her feet Friday, February 15th. This was BY FAR the most extensive reconstructive work she's ever had! Dr. Shindell was very pleased with the surgery and feels that there was a lot of correction. BJ and I are glad it's done and we can't wait until she is feeling better.
These first two pictures are in pre-op waiting for the surgery to begin.
Now that Lucy is older and can remember previous procedures she was extremely nervous to do it all again!
She was breaking my heart! It was so hard not to cry along with her! She barely turned the corner and I lost it! It was so hard not to let her see the worry on my face.
This was in recovery when we first saw her.
Grandma T-Bear and Grandpa Pope gave her lots of balloons to cheer her up!
Everyone always comments on how sweet and good Lu is when we are in the hospital. She is such a great patient and doesn't fight the nurses! She even had a nurse from recovery come in to visit Lucy before she went home.
Dad was a great slave! He made sure we were well cared for!
When it was time to go we loaded up in a big wagon so we could keep Lucy's feet elevated.
Unfortunately, Lu was in a lot of pain from being moved so she had a really rough ride home!
Happy to be home!
Dad and I are so proud of you Lulu! You are so brave and such a trooper! You are truly a blessing and we are so grateful to be your mom and dad! We love you so much!
16 comments:
seeing those pictures and hearing the song in the backgroung..no joke made me cry..your family is amazing!! i am seriously amazed by your great strength and indurance that you show the rest of us...i am sad that you have challenges that the rest of us dont have, but you guys are terrific examples to us-----LUCY YOU ARE A-MAZING!!! WHAT A TROOPER!! WE LOVE YOU GUYS, THANKS FOR BEING OUR FRIENDS!!!
i mean background not backgroung--silly me!
Your family affects me strongly!!! I can not tell you what great examples you are to me. I am moved emotionally with ALL your fam goes through. Little Lucy YOU ARE AMAZING as are Will and Emma. Most of all BJ and Jenn I am in love with the both of you and your loving tender parenting ways. YOU ARE ALL MY HEROES!!! Hugs, Kayola
I can't wait to help Lucy to her classroom.see you on Tuesday!love Taylor.
lucy i hope you feel better and i will probably see you next week.
Jen- Wow Lu is amazing- we are so proud of you. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
It is so hard to see your child suffer and be in pain.
Keep us posted on how she is doing-
You need to teach me about this blog stuff- I would love to do one.
Take care- we love you all!!!!
The Stutz Family
What a sweet comment you left on mine. Yep, I thing my chillin's are pretty much perfect, in spite of me. They have to get the credit...
How are you all holdin' up today? Give all my little friends with magic legs a huge huge hug for me, please. Hi Lucy, hang in there and Hot Rod I didn't forget about you, you be good to your mom and sis.
Hugs, Kayola
Lucy is so brave. I am so proud of her. I miss her already. I hope she is recovering well. Let her know she is in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for sharing this with me!
I saw you on my mom's comments and I thought that I would leave you a comment and say ditto to what Steph and my mom said, you are amazing and your sweet little girl seems so tough, what a brave little girl. I have met Emma and I think she is a doll. Thanks for being an inspiration to us all.
I was thinking about you today and wondering how you all were doing and if you were still hanging in there? I've got you all in my prayers. Miss seeing you. Hugs and Kisses. Kayola
ok jen, i know you are off today.........so where are your new posts of your cute fam?!?!?!??!
How is my Hot Rod doing today after surgery? Give him an extra large scoop of ice cream from me, please. Hang in there1 Jenn and BJ you endure all those things that would totally distress another family, you are such a role model for me. Daaaaaaaang Gina YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!
Thanks guys! Will is taking a lot longer to recover than we had anticipated. He's definitely better but still really hurting. At least his pneumonia seems to be going away! How's all with my blog family? I got to see my cutie Taylor at Skateland yesterday. Good job Steph! You did really well out there! Is it just me or does that seem like the most dangerous field trip EVER! Even if your child can skate, the hundreds of other kids fall in in front of them causing them to crash anyway! It looked like a battle field! I couldn't count the kids that were crying or moaning in pain! I was OK because Lucy was in the same seat the whole time.
I guess this is the stuff I should be blogging. OOOOPPPSSS!
I'll talk to you guys soon! Bye - Jen
How are you ALL doing on this fine Saturday? And YES I would have liked to see a blog entry about you on skates!!! Thanks for the kind words on mine. I need to update don't I? Yeah! Weight watchers, I wish we could all go together... I have lost 77 cubes of BUTTER, but I have about a jillion to go...almost 20 pounds down though.WOO HOO! I hate weight and money, they both bug. Well... here I go griping so I better get to work, I need to go out to the school and change my February things to March, wow how time flies even when you're not having fun! Oh, I'm fibbing, I have fun most of the time. ♥Kayola
yes most dangerous, but most fun--it was pretty sad--kids crying and falling EVERYWHERE! it was pretty good entertainment though, huh?
Jenn.....
How is Vicki tonight and most especially how is your step dad doing after surgery tonight.
WOW!!!!!!!Your poor fam....
let me know what you need. ♥ya
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