I want to thank you all for your prayers and support for me and Rhonda (and Iris) during this time and update you on where things stand. I saw a PA in the Orthopedics department at OHSU on Tuesday. Since this was my first opportunity to talk with someone about my injury since being in the ER two weeks prior, I was eager to find out how I am doing. The good news is that I am on the right path toward healing and I have been assured that there is currently no indication that surgery is needed. I just need to continue to wear the sling and take it easy on my body (with some PT thrown in) for the next several weeks; no driving for a while and definitely no bicycling for a good long while. It will be several weeks (2-3 months) before I’m fully healed. In other words, this is the best possible outcome I could hope for considering the damage done to my body. 

I returned back to a full-time work schedule this week and we’ll see how it goes. Next week I will be taking some already scheduled time off for my daughter Jasmine’s wedding and some vacation with our family. As for Iris, she is at the veterinary clinic today to see if she has healed enough to have her splint removed after wearing it for two weeks. She is in good spirits and hops around like she has good sense. Fortunately, her meds include a sedative that helps slow down her husky "extra-ness!" 

Rhonda and I can’t say enough about how well we have felt buoyed up by your love and care for us during these last couple of weeks. A special thank you goes out to our church council and to everyone who stepped up to worship and pastoral care leadership in my absence… Michael Gross, Inga Henderson, Violet Thetford, Cindy Kinnie, Steve Delamarter and Deacon Bonnie Beadles-Bohling. And of course, I give thanks to our God who is the source of all healing and wholeness!

Blessings, 

Pastor David

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