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Before picture of thumb and index finger

Thanks for everyone who prayed for our travels to KC on Friday for Grant's hand surgery. Your prayers were answered. We had thought we'd leave Thursday evening and spend the night up there, but decided to wait and get up early Friday to be in KC by 7:30 when we were to check in. We left home at 4:00 am (yes, for those of you wondering, it was right when the big storm hit!) It took us 5-10 minutes to drive one mile down our east road to get to the black top. We have NEVER driven in rain that hard before and could not see the road. After debating back and forth as to whether we should go or not, we decided to continue on. It did rain the whole way, but seemed very light compared to what we had experienced. We arrived in KC about 8:00 a.m., checked in and started getting prepped for surgery.

Dad with Grant in his "gown" (or dress)

Then the nurse came in and told us our doctor had been "bumped" in the operating room due to an emergency surgery. So we waited, and waited,

and waited . . .

Then about 2 hours after he was supposed to go in, they finally came to get him. The doctor thought everything went well, but she said it's always hard to know when they are under anesthesia so the true test will be after the bandage is removed. But, for now he has a boxing glove to use when Andrew gets too close (ha, ha).

Cast choice - blue with trucks . . . how perfect!

After surgery anesthesia thought we should stay overnight for observation, but by 3:00 he was acting very normal crawling around his crib, banging his cast, etc. The doctor had given orders for him to be on bed rest and suppine (on his back). We said dream on to that!!! Our nurse Kelly agreed so called for a doctor to come up to discharge us.

Grant with nurse Kelly --- thank you Kelly!

So, at 7:00 p.m. we finally got discharge papers signed by a resident doctor, went to the pharmacy to get the Lortab prescription, and started the drive home around 7:30 p.m. We arrived home around 11:00 p.m. and were so glad to be able to sleep in our own beds. Sleeping didn't occur until around midnight so we had been up for 21 hours . . . Yes, it was a LONG day! Again, thanks for all your prayers. We go back in 2 weeks for the cast to be removed and then will have another follow-up 2 weeks later to begin to talk about therapy for the fingers.