Jake is doing great but hurting

It has been about seven weeks since Jake had surgery. He has persevered through four weeks of laying in bed with his feet elevated, two weeks of rolling around in his wheelchair, and one week in a compression sock. He has not complained but made the best of each situation. What a tough little kids he is. He has even started taking his very first steps on his foot (with a lot of help from Mommy and Daddy).

Now the healing continues. That means his skin is growing; attaching new nerves. On the low end of the scale this causes itching. On the high end, throbbing pain. The compression sock is making it harder for him to sleep without pain. He spent last night hurting and crying. That means he must be in a lot of pain because he never cries for pain.

Please pray that he makes it through this painful period quickly. It would help him as well as Karin and I. It is very hard to look at your child and know there is nothing you can do to make him or her feel better. I am afraid Karin took the brunt of it.