December 28, pm

     What a long but eventful day. From 10 am until our 2 pm visit, we were able to spend time with a progressively more alert Clem. Almost immediately after they stopped his sedative, he awakened to greet us by blinking his eyes. This was a thrill after 9 days of looking at a sleeping Clem! He recognizes us, squeezes our hands, even smiles with his eyes. When we clasped hands and gathered around Clem for a word of prayer, he pulled his hand out from under the covers for us to hold his too. Precious. 

     Late in the afternoon, the anesthesiologist hunted me down to sign a release for surgery on his left leg. That was a surprise. At that time they had scheduled the surgery for 6 pm, but of course, actually doing it at that time depended on if there was an emergency that would bump Clem out of that spot.  To make a long and confusing story short, he went into surgery at 6:30 pm (we found out at the 8 pm visit; they didn't tell us beforehand) and came out with a leg ready for a prosthesis. Just a small portion of it was left open for drainage. We got to see him post op at about 10:15 pm.

     This is great, ya'll. Please pray for a quick and complete healing process. The surgical team will determine when they will do the second surgery on his arm. 

  Love to you all. God is working miracles on our "miracle man Clem" in answer to the prayers of so, so many caring people. Without a doubt, we feel the power of God. He is so faithful!