Lots of photos!

Here's pictures of Dad and what he's been up to. WARNING- at the bottom are pictures of his injuries that may be a little too much for some folks. Please use caution when viewing!

(above) Wes, the Physical Therapist, is teaching Dad some new moves to use on his good foot.

Dad is enjoying the massage therapy Wes gives him on his injured foot.

Here's his back brace that he has to wear when he's sitting up or moving around.

This is his first venture out of the 7th floor. Mom pushed him to the main entrance and then to the Children's Hospital entrance. This 2-story "maze" is pretty fascinating. There are about 10 balls moving around at a time and it makes noise and is just something neat to look at. Children love it.

Ok Randall, play this baby Grand! (Actually, it plays some songs on its own)

Kevin helps Dad strengthen his upper body. He pulls these rubber bands across his chest and gets a good workout!

Here's a good shot of the trapeze bars. You can't see his triangle bar that dangles over his head that well, but this allows him to pull himself up and move his back around. He finds this to be helpful because he can move around to get comfortable.

Dr. Ibazebo is his rehabilitation doctor and he has been wonderful! Here you can see his triangle above his head.

His rehab team: Dr. Atkinson, an intern doctor, Dr. Ibazebo, and Susan the nurse.

This is the nurse that welcomed us to the rehab department. She comes by almost daily to say hello and see how Dad's progressing.

Here's Mom helping to hold Dad up while he sits on the edge of his bed. Believe it or not, this is considered physical therapy because he's not lying in the bed, he's actually moving around. He says his is such a relief to be able to move around :)
WARNING- THESE PICTURES ARE A LITTLE GROSS... You've been warned.

Twice a day, Dad's dressing on his wounds must be changed. When his kidneys weren't functioning correctly, his body was so swollen that the fluid had nowhere to go. So it created little pockets like blisters just under his skin. This dark spot in the next picture is what happens when these blisters burst and the fluid leaks out. It then scabs over and starts to heal. It doesn't look pretty, but it's healing!

(above) This is where Dr. Brabham, the vascular surgeon, took the piece of vein out and then put it in on the other side (next picture).

This is where the by-pass graft was done. They placed the vein inside this wound and it is, essentially, what saved his leg. That's right folks, you're looking at a miracle! As the swelling goes down, they will be able to tighten these sutures and then it will be able to heal. They can't do the knee surgery until this wound is healed so we're hoping it will hurry up!

Thanks for looking folks, I'll have some more pictures soon.