The Daddy Update

Hey y'all -- Stephanie's friend Amy here. I talked to her today and she asked me to update her blog. First of all, she wanted to thank everyone for praying for him! As of right now, he is not going to have to have his foot amputated. They were going to go in and clean his wound again today, and he has a nurse that's coming out to change his dressings. Stephanie's mom is going to have to learn how to do this, and she says it's really painful for him, so pray that her mom will be able to handle the stress of that -- but Stephanie's sister has a friend who has just passed her Nursing Boards, so she may be able to help them out. :)
She said the doctor told her dad that because he has a pretty long history of smoking, that the capillaries in his feet are damaged (which is making it hard for the wound to heal) and that can't be reversed. But, if he can stop smoking, then the damage will not get any worse. Stephanie said he hasn't smoked since Friday, so pray that he'll be able to give up that habit. He is a truck driver, so if he loses his right foot it would directly affect his livelihood.
She didn't know for sure when she'd be coming home, but it sounded like sometime soon since they're not able to be around him a whole lot. Again, she wanted me to thank everyone for praying for him, and to ask you to continue to pray for him and for her mom. This is my feeble attempt at explaining it, so Stephanie, please forgive me if I've given any misinformation! :)