Anyone Down to Pray a Little More?

 


Just when you thought you were done praying for this woman, she goes and throws herself off a bike to make sure she is on the top of your prayer list.

I can hear you saying, "What in the world happened?" after seeing this picture. So, I'll tell you. Sometimes Laura and I go on bike rides during our lunch breaks. We were on our way home on Friday when Laura lost control of her bike, causing her to crash into me and we both hit the pavement! Sadly, Laura got crushed under her bike, my bike, and me... (ouch).

When I got up, it was quickly apparent that her arm was broken and we needed to get her to the hospital. Thankfully, a man named Jason Wakefield (a local electrician) stopped right after our accident and helped us get to the ER. He was kind enough to put our bikes in the back of his truck and drive us to St. Jude.

During our ER visit, we found out that her right forearm is broken in two places and her left elbow has a fracture. We will be going to the orthopedic surgeon's office today to find out if she will require surgery.

To add on top of all that, she is in the busiest time of the year at work.

Update: After writing this, we were told that Laura will need to go into surgery to fix her arm tomorrow. 

If you could pray for her and the doctors performing the surgery that would be great. She will be home tomorrow night thankfully. 

This poor girl cant catch a break.




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