Treasured Pearls: Another update on Dad

Monday, August 08, 2011

Another update on Dad

Dad did end up having surgery yesterday around noon. His condition had not improved over the course of Saturday as expected. He came through surgery fine, but is in some pain and discomfort.

The doctor said to expect him to be in the hospital for 10-14 days and for complete recovery to take about two months.

Please continue to pray for healing and pain relief.

1 comment:

Vicky said...: Happy to hear that the surgery went well. Praying for a complete and total recovery!; 1:03 PM

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Orphan Statistics

Inter-country adoption has decreased 59 percent from its high in 2004, due primarily to restrictions by sending countries.
81.5 million Americans have considered adoption. If just 1 in 500 of these adults adopted, every waiting child would have a permanent family.
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http://showhope.org/9-stats-about-the-orphan-crisis/