photos - john, montreal

The Haitian people love to play soccer. Even the elderly enjoy this sport!

The medical team from Roanoke, Virginia treated a lot of people during the 4 clinic days. They came with a lot of glasses. We had people trying to sneak into the clinic to get a pair.

This photo is a view from John's hospital room in Montreal, Quebec. A lot of haitian people live in Montreal.

Here is a view of the hospital. John stayed in Montreal General Hospital, the children's hospital. The orthopedic surgeons were from the Shriners Hospital. The Shriners paid for transportation, lodging and meals while my family was in Montreal. Pray for this organization. They do good work!

photos - john, montreal

John is relaxing in his bed after surgery.

You can see that John is a big kid! When John was discharged from the hospital they stayed for another week at the hotel. The first night back at the hotel Tanya and my mother were lifting John into his bed when my mother broke a vertebra in her back - L3. Now she has no choice but to rest. Pray that the vertebra heals and that the pain goes away.

John had to re-enter the hospital a second time in order to undergo anesthesia to change his cast. He now has a nice color purple cast on his leg!

My family went out in Montreal to the 3 Amigos Restaurant. John loves mexican food!

Photos - John

This is my nephew John. This photo is more than a year ago so he has grown some since this picture. He will be traveling to the Shriners Hospital in Montreal in 2008 to get surgery to straighten his feet. Right now he can't go in his stander because of his feet. Hopefully after this surgery is done he can continue with his therapy and strengthen his legs.

While awaiting surgery on Friday to revise the shunt due to the blockage in the tubing by his abdomen the doctors periodically drained off fluid from the shunt valve. The bulge on the left side of his head is the shunt valve. He always made sure to say thank you when the doctors used a needle. He's a fun kid to be around!

He can manoeuver himself around good and is active. Pray he recovers from his most recent surgery without any ill effects and also for good health as his upcoming orthopedic surgery date approaches.