Last Sabbath (Oct 18th) we started out on a little family holiday where we were stopping in Lacombe for the day to visit with friends, Lori and Dave, who we haven't seen in over a year since they moved to Manitoba and then we were headed up to Grande Prairie for the week to visit with more family and friends. But on Sabbath a tragic accident happened to our little Landen. Just before eating Sabbath dinner Landen placed his hand in a piping hot casserole that had just come out of the oven at 375 degrees and severely burnt the palm of his left hand. After placing it under cold water we rushed him to emergency where they bandaged it up and tried to give him some relief of the pain. I don't think Kevin and I have ever felt sooo sick and helpless in our entire lives! He received 2nd degree burns to his hand. The doctor recommended that we have it dressed daily as to keep watch that infection didn't set in. So on Sunday we still made our way up to Grande Prairie to see everyone but we had daily visits to the hospital where they changed his dressings and we got to see that each and every day the hand looked better and better. Wednesday we were made an appointment with the Burn Unit at the UofA hospital in Edmonton where the specialist told us that within 7-10 days he should be healed 100% with no scarring!!! PRAISE GOD!!! That was the best news we had heard all week long! So needless to say I really didn't have much of a holiday but I was soo grateful of all the help from my family while we were in GP. Landen handled everything like a little trooper and continued to have a smile on his face at all times! We are soo blessed to have such a healthy, happy little guy. We are keeping his hand wrapped still for at least another week to keep it moist and to let some more healing happen. Once again..... praise God for being the Almighty Healer!
The picture above was taken the morning after the burn happened while we were at the hospital getting the dressings changed.
This is our happy little guy on Sunday morning (the day after) at the hospital just flirting with the nurses and not fussing a bit!
Pictured below is his hand exactly 1 week after the first picture (8 days after the accident). Each and everyday it is still looking better and better!
4 comments:
wow, that really is looking "good".
Angie we are so glad his little hand is going to be ok. Take care.
Oh my lands - I can just imagine how you must have felt!!! The hand is really healing well - yes, thank the Almighty Healer!!! What a little trooper - very smiling! Glad you are safely home now. Hugs to little Landen!
Oh. My. Goodness. I can't imagine how you must have felt! I would have been a basket case. It's amazing how God created us to heal...and little ones do it do well! Glad all is looking up.
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