On Saturday I told y'all that Aaron was discharged from Bethesda Naval Hospital and expected to be admitted to Walter Reed as an outpatient sometime this week. As far as we know, that's still the plan. However, there may be a problem, and we would appreciate your prayers about it. When I talked to Aaron on Sunday, he said that a small part of the skin graft that he had on his leg doesn't seem to be looking or acting quite like the rest of it. The majority of the graft is doing very well and taking on the look of healthy, normal skin, but a small section of it is peeling in kind of a strange way. The main doctor who is overseeing Aaron's care is going to take a look at the graft on Tuesday to see if that spot looks like it will be able to heal like they want it to without any further intervention from the doctors. That would be ideal. But there's also the possibility that they could have to do part of the skin graft again, which would mean that Aaron would be back in Bethesda and yet again on bedrest for another skin graft. If that's what has to happen for Aaron to heal, then it will have to happen. But obviously Aaron and all the rest of us would much prefer that he not have to go through all that again. Please pray for wisdom for Aaron's doctors so they can make the best possible decision if there is a tough decision to be made. Pray for the skin to heal on its own as much as possible, and please pray for Aaron and Kelly. This may not turn out to be anything that sets Aaron back, but at this point I'm pretty sure that even the thought of more time in Bethesda is very stressful to them. Like I said, Aaron told me that his doctor is supposed to take a look on Tuesday, so we'll keep everyone posted about that.
Aside from that, it sounded like Aaron and Kelly really had a great weekend. They were able to go to church for the first time since all of this happened, and Aaron said that was really encouraging. They met a lot of people at the church, saw a lot of people who have already been visiting Aaron in the hospital, and stayed for potluck dinner after the service, which I'm sure was a nice break from hospital food and fast food.
That's all for now. I think Aaron and Kelly have Internet access at the moment and may be dropping by to check out the site, so leave them a comment if you want to say hello. Thanks for all your prayers.