1st day of surgeries

The first day of surgeries is always exciting and a little crazy! today the surgeons performed 9 surgeries.
there is a really special young man whom we have known for 6 years since he had his first surgery. at age 16 he was paralyzed from the waist down in an accident at his car mechanic job. we met him when he was 22, by which time he had lost most of his back side due to pressure ulcers.  the surgeons did a surgery where they divert the ureters to a part of the intestine, and bring it all to a hole in the skin called a colostomy. having this allowed this young man to heal his sores and be healthy again.  one of the treats each year is to see him again. here he is:

here is a shot of the surgeons at work:

more tomorrow! i'm beat. thanks for checking in.