Syndactyly foot repaired

 

Once again our son is amazing. He went through his second surgery like a champ. This was his second foot as his first foot was operated on in May last year and is already fully healed. He has always been embarrassed of his feet for some reason and is not willing to show anyone. In China the doctors told him to show his feet and he refused, it wasn't until I his dad told him ok that he let them but was NOT happy at all. It turns out for whatever reason he hates people seeing his feet. So when I asked him if I could show pictures of his repaired feet so our family and friends could see them he said "no." We then got to talking about how last year before any surgeries we really wanted to see what a repaired foot would look like but couldn't find any pictures anywhere on the Internet. So after thinking about it for a bit he agreed to post pictures of his feet in case there are other kids who want to see what it will look like. If it would help them make a decision or feel better about their own surgery he is willing to overcome his personal embarrassment for the sake of others. Pretty amazing that he cares more for others than himself, how Christ-like. So we are really posting this for people searching the Internet but if you are family and friends I hope you are blessed also. If anyone ever has any questions about Syndactyly or Older Child Adoption please contact us because we could not be more blessed by our son and would love to share our story with everyone.

 

 

This is prior to surgery

 

 

                                         This is a photo of his foot 10 months after surgery

Syndactyly foot repair aka Lobster foot

Reconnecting through Blog

Funny how this blog has impacted other people in our lives. We just came back from dinner with some amazing people who I have known for almost 20 years and who have loved me all those years. They were mentioning how they read the blog and were following what our family is up to. It is such a blessing to connect to people who are like family even though they aren't related. We love and appreciate the Suh family so much (and now Suh/Kim Family). They have always been on our side and champions of love for us. We can't thank them enough for what they mean to my family and I. Thank you Mrs. Suh for always smiling and loving us! We would love for you to continue to pray for our family and children. I pray your children (now grown) will truly find God's path of purpose in life. They are amazing kids and you have done an amazing job raising them. Thank you for being a role model of God's consistent love in your children's lives and mine as well. We are counting on your prayers for our son's surgery this coming Tuesday. It was great to share life together this evening and reconnect. I pray each of you are blessed by God as you walk in him...by the way missed you David! hahahahh...It was awesome food!

 

 

 

On a seperate note...my sister Tisha just got engaged and we are supper blessed! Getting both sisters married off! Nice.

Syndactyly of the Hand Repair Photos

 

As many of you know our son was born with Syndactyly of the hands and feet, sometimes referred to as lobster hand or feet. When we first were trying to figure our if we should get surgery we searched the web for photos but couldn't find any that were what we were looking for. Our son volunteered to have his hands photographed so others could see the before, during and after.

 

 

This is actually his Right hand because we forgot to take a picture of his fused fingers before surgery. His Left had was exactly the same and you will see the results following.

 

 

 

3 weeks after surgery. He had a cast on for three weeks and it was removed to reveal his healing and separated fingers.

 

 

 

 

Five weeks after surgery.

Seven Weeks post surgery

 

 

 

 

The last two pictures were taken 6 months after surgery.  They are completely healed and have no problems. His ring finger is still stuck in position but both fingers are now as strong as they were prior to surgery. He really enjoys the extra mobility and ability to use two instead of one finger.  He was treated at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and had a very positive experience there. I hope this helps at least one family who is worried about this particular surgery.

 

He Shoots, He Scores!

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Life is great...just wanted to post a video of Andrew's first ever basket!