New Things

This week John and I had the opportunity to try several new things. We received many blessings and are very excited to share with you this weeks experiences.

First I'd like to share about the doctor appointments beginning early last week. Monday we went to SRT prosthetics, Fort Wayne. John was asked to perform an agility test to see what category of prosthetic for which he would qualify. The five different levels of prosthetics are K0, K1, K2, K3, and K4. 

John tested into the K4 level which is the highest level of mobility you can test. This leaves him with the most and best options for prosthetics. They will be fitting him for the prosthetic in a week or so. The socket he will be using is a vacuum-suspended socket which will give him the most secure fit. This way he can go about the days activities and not worry about his prosthetic slipping or moving throughout the day. 

Tuesdays appointment was a follow up on Johns left foot with the plastic surgeon. The doctor was very pleased with how the foot looked and decided to release John from his care. This means NO MORE doctor appointments for the left foot! YAY!

During our visit on Tuesday one of our physicians walked by us. John said hello and began chatting with him. He proceeded to tell us that he may have something for us. He came back a few minutes later saying that a local radio station had done a fund raiser called "The Brigadoon Penny Pitch". This is where they auction of items or people can just donate to the cause which goes to local non-profits. Someone had won Colts tickets through their donations and turned around and donated the tickets asking that they be given to a burn survivor. We were the very blessed recipients of those Colts tickets. Later on that day we got a phone call asking if John would be willing to share on the radio his story and how the Burn Council had helped him . We happily agreed. (If possible I will attach the audio below.)

The last big thing for this week was obviously the Colts game! Unfortunately they lost 10-16 but it was SO much fun to experience a professional football game and enjoy the atmosphere for the first time. We had such a good time and we were so grateful for the opportunity! 

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the anonymous person who donated the tickets. Another huge thank you to 1190 WOWO Radio and the Brigadoon Penny Pitch for holding the auction! Also we would like to extend a very grateful thank you to the Burn Council. I will be doing a follow up blog just about them and how helpful they were to our family during his stay at the hospital. 

Thank you to everyone who has continued to pray for us and support us through this amazing journey! We are so blessed to have you all in our lives and God continues to show us daily His love through his people! We hope to be a blessing to others as we have been blessed.