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This article was posted to Jayber on 1 August 2005 by to the following categories: Family, Family.
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Last night, my Dad, Aunt Annette, Cousin Ashlee, and a few other close friends got back from their 10-day trip to the Ukraine with the MBC, and Brian and Jill were there to greet them!
I'll write more about the Ukraine trip specifically after I get some more stories out of my Dad, but I want to update you on Brian and Jill's status.
Brian is continuing to heal at home and is going to the hospital for X-rays each week. The doctors have been waiting for Brian's bones to grow around the rods that were put in his femurs, fibulas and tibias. His femurs are now both healed, and ready for applied pressure. His fibulas and tibias need a bit more time to heal which has been expected.
After Brian's fibulas and tibias are healed, he'll be able to start applying pressure to them and begin a more involved physical therapy program.
The next thing coming up, is a surgery that is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). At this surgery, the doctors will be breaking up some calcium deposits in Brian's left leg. This surgery will further enable Brian's leg to heal properly.
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