GOOD NEWS!

Good news on the Safi homefront yesterday. Rick had his appointment with Dr. Kammerlocher (whom we highly, highly recommend!) yesterday morning. After the horrendous debacle on I-35 because I guess most Okies don't know how to drive in the rain, we arrived 30 minutes late and were expecting to wait quite a while. But we hardly sat down and were called back. They quickly got to work cutting off Rick's cast so stitches could be taken out, the Dr. could take a look see and a new cast put right back on......but the Dr. couldn't believe the awful rash that was covering Rick's leg everywhere the cast had been. So much to everyone's disbelief, including Dr. Kammerlocher's nurse and cast guy, he said Rick would not have another cast but go straight into the Cam Boot! Rick has prayed and prayed that the itching he was experiencing the last 2 weeks would cease and that he wouldn't have to get another cast, God heard! The Dr. couldn't believe that Rick hadn't called about the itching, but Rick knew that they would just say, "Yea, you have a cast, it's going to itch." He truly was glad to see the rash and know that he wasn't just imagining the intense itch/pain and that he wasn't going crazy. So, the stitches are out, the boot is on, but still no weight can be placed on the leg so he's still got his trusty sidekick with him, his scooter! We go back on July 7th and then Rick will slowly start putting weight on his left leg. We also have decided not to cancel our trip to the Beach, yippee!!!!! He will have the screw that is screwing his tibia and fibula together removed right when we get back from vacation. I told Rick that God gave him the rash to answer his prayer of not another cast, one of those watch what you pray for situations. After we left Dr. Kammerlocher's, I drove him straight to Dr. King's office and he got a steroid shot in the rear and a Rx for some oral steroids to try and knock the rash down. It is brutal looking, looks like the worst poison ivy you've ever seen. We think he was either allergic to the cast material or the soap the used in surgery, b/c his leg was never cleaned after surgery before casts started going in it. To say that Rick is excited, thankful, grateful would be a huge understatement. He got to take a shower last night without a bag over his leg! Such a small thing, but so wonderful to be able to do. He actually felt clean for the first time in over 3 weeks! In other good news, Dan the Man came home on Sunday morning!!! He's feeling o.k. and trying to get back on his feet again, continue to pray for him and for Bebe, she's the one having to help us all out! She's the absolute best and we are so fortunate to have her so close...what a woman! God is good.