Rhonda,

Perhaps I'll write more later, but as I read, to answer your question as to
what to say to that is... we can be thankful he lives in a country where
they can at least do the procedure, and once it is all over, he will look
forwrd to getting back to life as he knew it? At least he has a loving wife
and family that is pulling for him, praying for him, and supporting him. If
we look at the current situation as the end all, it is depressing, but if
we look passed that to where things wil be there is hope.

Brad


At 12/13/2003 on Saturday, Rhonda wrote:
>Ben saw the doctor today, the surgery to close up the place on his foot
>and to graft skin from his thigh will be on Tuesday.  The doctor tells
>Ben today that he will have to stay in bed for six days after the
>surgery, he will not be able to get up at all as that could interfere
>with the skin graft taking.  Ben is so depressed, he says he knows he
>will not be home for Christmas, and it seems to him that it is just one
>thing after another.
>I know it must be frustrating, just laying in a bed all the time, and to
>think that you will have to do that another couple of weeks, if the
>skind graft doesn't take, after the six days, then they will have to
>start over again.
>So what can I say to this?
>
>Rhonda