Thank you so much for your prayers for John and us. His surgery went well yesterday – to repair his cleft, the surgeon cut his gums round the upper teeth. He then stitched three layers – the sinus layer, muscle layer, and then the palate itself. As you can imagine, he is in great pain. Therefore he regularly cries/screams , sleeps, or wants to be distracted by a DVD. Although he hasn’t smiled once, even when a dog visited, we think he feels loved and cared for by us.
As we predicted, he really hates the arm constraints. They have caused their own frustration and anger.
He has “eaten” an Instance Breakfast shake (most of it) as his first meal today. Taking the appropriate amount of liquids will help to send us home sooner…but due to the pain, John has avoided most of our attempts to get him to drink.
We have great hope that the worst of the pain is over by today and that his smile will return soon.
Please pray that he will drink more (this is his only way to get nourishment), for decreased pain, and for the ability to manage the arm splints.
We are ever so grateful for your prayers and support,
Laurie and Ron
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