For those with Frankfort connections, I'm sure you have all heard about what has happened to Dale. When he went into surgery this morning, they gave him a 10% chance to make it through the procedure and told Jonathan that he would have to have a leg amputated and a kidney removed even if he did make it. Some of Dale's last words to Jonathan before he went into surgery were "We're serving a big God."
I just got off the phone with Jonathan again and Dale is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. He made it through the surgery to repair his mitral valve, aortic valve, and descending aorta. It looks like he won't have to have his leg amputated. The blood is flowing to the leg and it's pink and functioning normally. He will possibly have to deal with nerve damage to the foot, but if he makes it successfully through the next few weeks, he will walk again. There is also an outside chance that they can save the kidney. He might be able to avoid dialysis.
Keep praying for Dale (as well as for Cheryl, Jonathan, and Susan). The doctor told Jonathan to tell people to keep on praying. He told him that he knew that they were people of prayer, because none of this should have happened. Dale is not out of the woods yet, but there is a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel. Like Dale said, "We're serving a big God"!
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Dale is completely off the ventilator now and can move his feet a little. What a miracle, huh? Wow!
As of today (Thursday) Dale walked about 50 feet to the nurses station and back to his room. Thanks for all your prayers for Dale and our family. We really appreciate them at this time and can feel the prayers. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
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