News from Dave's Surgeon

This is going to be another long one.

I had a conversation with Dave's surgeon last night, not long after I updated the log. He says that the infection is under control (yay!) and that the breathing tube which was supposed to come out last night will stay in until today or tomorrow to make certain that his breathing is good.

He also said that barring any complications, we could expect to bring Dave home in about one week (give or take)!! He will have to go back to the hospital a couple of weeks after that for a skin graft on his neck to close the 6 inch by 1 1/2 inch wound. For that he will only stay one night or two. He should be eating again in a few days.

On Friday (the day after Dave's Priesthood Blessing), Dave underwent a second scan. When Dr. Larose saw the scan, he became quite frightened for Dave's life. He scheduled Dave's surgery for the following morning so that his team would be "fresh". The surgery itself was very delicate. The abscesses were numerous and the most troubling abscess was right at the base of Dave's skull mere millimeters from the Carotid Artery. As he operated, he strongly felt that God was guiding him (his words) and that there were "angels" attending in the room. He was prompted to not only remove Dave's bottom teeth, but all of his top teeth as well as his tonsils.

At this point in our conversation, I told him of the blessing that Dave was given on Thursday afternoon. He briefly paused before telling me this story...

When Dave's surgery was over, Dr. Larose was called to the St-Jean Hospital on a consult. While he was there, a 3 year old child was brought into the emergency room. The child had choked on a piece of pop corn and was in severe respiratory distress. The attending physician intubated the child, but the child was still not drawing in air. Since Dr. Larose was in the building he was called to assist. He passed a fiber optic wire into the child's wind pipe and pushed out the kernel of pop corn. The child left the hospital the same day no worse for wear. Doctor Larose insists that there was an angel there as well as during Dave's surgery.

It's nice to see and know that there are still doctors in this world who don't have the "god complex" and who believe in the power of prayer, blessings and ministering angels. I thanked Doctor Larose. I told him that there were no words grand enough to express my gratitude for what he had done. He was very humble.

I'll be going to the hospital again today, this time I'm taking my "bestest buddy" with me. I think Dave will be thrilled to see her. I will be bringing all of your comments with me to read to Dave.