We’ve had quite a busy week. I apologize for not getting an update out about Aunt Mar before now. Our routine has been anything but normal and the details have been slow in coming. Last week I reported that the X-rays and CT scan on Aunt Mar showed nothing was broken. Not being satisfied with this the doctors ordered an MRI and a bone scan. The bone scan showed something that looked a bit suspicious and after comparing it with the other test results they decided that her pelvis really is fractured in the transverse process (close to where the pelvis joins the backbone). We didn’t get that news until late Wednesday. Thursday she was discharged to a nursing home, NHC Springfield, for rehab.
It was late Thursday when Aunt Mar got to NHC. Mom and I spent most of the evening getting her settled in. By Friday night her leg was in a lot of pain and the nursing home called us to say they were sending Aunt Mar to the ER at NorthCrest to look for a possible blood clot. The great thing is that the ultrasound found nothing to worry about and the pain has been attributed to muscle cramps.
Aunt Mar is still having some pain, but seems to be doing pretty well in spite of this. So far no one has said anything to make us think that she cannot recover from this. What we have heard is that healing is slow and painful so we trust she will be back home at some point in the future. Aunt Mar sure wants to get back home as quickly as possible. It was in the context of going back home that we asked her Saturday how her leg was feeling. She replied with a twinkle in her eye, “Getting better all the time!” She has a long way to go since she hasn’t been up to walk at all since she was admitted to the hospital last week.
I have also been anxious to update you on something else for the last two weeks. The timing to do so simply hasn’t been right until now.
For the last year or so people at church have been discussing what can be done to expand the ministries we offer. One idea we’ve had is to hire a Children’s Minister. In all this time the talk has shifted from kicking ideas around to actually moving forward with a plan to hire someone part time. Two and a half weeks ago Bro. Bill spotted Vicki at our Wednesday evening meal and asked if she could spare some time to drop by the office the next day. When they met he asked her if she would consider serving our church in this capacity. The church staff and personnel team had talked about her and felt she would be a good fit for the job which is really a great compliment to Vicki. After much prayer she met with the staff and personnel team Wednesday evening and told them she was willing to be considered for the job. She will probably be asked to give a brief testimony at church in a week or two and then will be up for a church vote some time after that. Please pray for us and our church to have clear guidance from God over the next few weeks.
Joe
