Update on John

Ken & Bonnie, I've decided your question via comment deserves its own post!! :) John has recovered brilliantly from his first hip replacement and on that side of his body he is absolutely pain free. What began to happen however is that as his first hip healed and his spinal column and pelvic cavity began to realign into their correct positions, it pushed (or pulled?) his other hip back into place and began causing pain in his other leg, which was frustrating to say the least!! So they went back to Dr. Kavanaugh, took another round of x-rays and discovered that with the realignment shift, his other hip is now bone on bone. For a variety of reasons it was decided they will just stay and have his 2nd hip done now. His surgery is scheduled for this Friday the 17th at an undetermined hour of the morning and he will be here in Anchorage with us until October 1st-ish to complete his 2nd recovery! We all value everyone's prayers and support and look forward to the time when John will be completely pain free! Being as healthy as he is, his first recovery went beautifully according to his doctor and we have faith the 2nd will be accomplished with God's grace as well!