Thank God for His Tender Mercies and Healing Grace

When you read this post on Monday I will be on my way to surgery. As many of you know, in August 2013 I became very sick with what I thought was a cold. After a few days I lost vision in my left eye and I checked into the hospital. I soon found out that what I thought was a summer cold was actually Strep bacteria poisoning my blood stream. The bacteria blinded my left eye, ate a hole through my heart, caused five strokes on both sides of my brain and forced the removal of my prosthetic left knee.

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I have been without a knee and in a wheelchair since late August. On Monday, God willing, I will get my new knee. The surgery is in the morning and then I will be in the hospital for a few days. My sweet sister drove down from Iowa through the Arctic blast to be with me this week. More...

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