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A Murmeration.
I want to share this wonderful video that has been circulating the web for awhile. It is a MURMERATION of Starlings. Its incredible how flocks of birds can fly together (and in and out of each other’s paths) with such grace. Its a true phenomenon. With all the support we have been receiving from…
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Chilling with Vernon
So on a normal day anyone of us might be Chilling with Vern, but as of this morning we are simply Chilling…Vern. So many of you have probably heard that Vernon has had a bit of a fever over the past 24-48hrs. Allie asked me to throw up a quick post with some information on…
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Maki’s Turn
Maki’s mother is here and today we are going to take him to visit his dad for the first time. He’s been fascinated by the website and reading posts and comments and looking at the pictures just like many of you have. Of course we have been honestly discussing Vernon’s situation and progress all week,…
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Looking Good!
Vernon was in surgery longer than we expected this morning but everything went well. Allison says he looks great. No tubes or obvious wires in his face. He is recognizable as the handsome man we love…yes! We are so grateful. It looks like we will have a few days of quiet recovery, allowing Vernon’s body and brain…
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The next surgery
Today, Friday, has been one of rest and recovery between surgeries for our sleeping Vernon. We’ve had a break and now we want to regroup and focus prayer on the surgery and procedures planned for Saturday. According to our personal hospital interface, Chris Adams, there is a four-hour block of time in the operating room scheduled for tomorrow morning beginning…
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Surgery rescheduled
Vernon will have tomorrow to rest before the surgeons begin the substantial repair work on his jaw. Instead of Friday, this is now scheduled for Saturday. Tomorrow we will post the time and other details as we learn them. For those of you who are prayerfully supporting Vernon, we are truly thankful.
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Arm Surgery Update
Just a quick update on Vernon’s arm surgery. In short, it went very well. Vernon’s ICP (intracranial pressure) remained manageable and the nurse was very happy with his response to the surgery. The left arm was repaired and shouldn’t require any additional procedures in the short term. The picture below is an quick exam of…
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Wednesday afternoon, May 28
Chris Adams has become the best friend and go-to person of all of us who need news of Vernon’s condition. Chris is a knowledge-hungry guy who asks questions of the doctors, technicians, police…anyone involved with Vernon’s situation. He figures out what’s going on and relays it to us in understandable chunks. The good news is…