Dave's Injury

For those of you who don't know, Dave practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He loves it. It means so much to him and we have met such wonderful friends from where he trains. Unfortunately when there is strenuous activity, there can be injury. Dave had been in a competition about 9 months earlier and a very large man's (yes, even much larger than Dave) knee landed right on the side of Dave's leg. For months, it would swell up every so often and then go back to normal in a couple of days. Not so this month.....
The day at the beach was a fun day but also the day that Dave's injury came to a head so to speak. He had told me the night before (I was actually not home so I did not get to see it) that it had swelled up and was very red. Of course, I was worried.....
To make a long story short, Dave wound up spending a week in the hospital on IV antibiotics and then having surgery to remove the infected mass from his leg. Uggghhhh, needless to say it was a tough week. The kids missed their dad and I spent all day at the hospital, would pick up the kids from school, let them visit with their daddy and then go home and do homework and housework, put the kids to bed and do it all the next day. The most wonderful thing is that friends would help with the children and let me spend some extra time with Dave. Thank you so very much to Dekle and Caroline Griffith, Luciano and Kris Sousa, and a huge thank you to our neighbors for all their help with the lawn and meals -- Our debt to all of you could never be repaid!!
All in all, God of course is always good to us and Dave came home just in time to head up north for J and Bek's wedding. At least it made for some good pics in the hospital -- and no, my kids and Dave did not keel over as the one pic suggests - gotta love my silly family!