Riding Family Update

I will start the updates going since we have had an eventful and a bit overwhelming past few days. 

On Saturday, the two boys and I were outside helping Cody with some if the trim work. I can't go into details, but Cody turned off the table saw and reached over it. Unfortunately, he did not reach high enough. He cut off his right index finger just below the middle knuckle and thumb just above the middle knuckle. 

Cody had surgery Saturday night, but they were unable to reattach the fingers. We were in the hospital until last night because they were unable to control the pain and Cody kept vomiting. 

We have an appt with the surgeon on Thursday to see how the hand is fairing and to schedule his second surgery which should be in about 3 weeks. 

Cody is taking this week off of teaching, but begins his masters program a week from today. 

Through all this, we have realized our blessings. We have amazing family and friends that don't wait to be asked. Within an hour of the accident, several people from the ward came and cleaned up our backyard and put the tools away without being asked. Our ward fasted for Cody on Sunday. His name was put on the prayer roll at several temples. 

Our good friend, a surgeon at Good Samaritan hospital, interrupted a surgery to ask that hand surgeon if he could come do Cody's surgery at John C Lincoln hospital. Dr. Reed, instead called his partner who was in a surgery at our hospital and asked him to make our surgery a priority. Because of this, we moved ahead of four other surgeries. 

Through everything, Cody has been very positive and optimistic.

Claire