Update on Estar
posted in God-sightings |In follow-up to my post, Estar’s Gift, I wanted to update you on Estar’s surgery. She went in for surgery on Wednesday, September 26th to have hardware (metal rods) removed from her back, new hardware put in and a bone graft done. The recovery process is very extensive and rehab can take up to a full year
On the Caring Bridge site dedicated to Estar (http://www.caringbridge.org/tx/estar/) her mom reports on Sunday, September 30th that, “We are home, amazingly early, buoyed by all of your many prayers. Estar was released yesterday, only 4 days after surgery. At the end of our stay, there was a steady stream of doctors and nurses who wanted to stop by and see how well Estar was standing and walking. I cannot tell you how many time we’ve heard, “I’ve never seen a spinal repair patient who did this well.” Just a few days after surgery, she is eating, walking, and back to her old self. Her mobility is limited and will continue to be, but she is not in an enormous amount of pain. She is already asking to climb stairs, work on her writing, and catch up with missed school work. There was no infection found, so we anticipate a continued speedy recovery. We’re now more worried about keeping her from doing too much! We may be going into bone stimulation therapy as early as next week. Thank you to everyone who is praying. Please focus now on praying that the graft and bones will heal.”
What strikes me most about Estar, is not how well she is recovering – although this is a miracle in itself – but her attitude. Only four days after a very invasive surgery she is asking to catch up on school work and work on her writing. Amazing! This gal is unbelievable. She really is the epitome of good attitude and passion for life.
May we all Choose a Better Life by following Estar’s lead, allowing her to be our role model in not being discouraged by life’s circumstances. Thank you Estar for being a tangible example of amazingly good attitude and God’s grace.