Even In The Valley, God Is Good!

We were hoping for a much better week last week and it was for the most part! However it wasn't uneventful unfortunately! Thursday morning Luke was getting back into his routine of playing basketball early in the morning with some guys at a local church. He was simply jogging back down the court when all of the sudden his ankle gave out and sent him to the floor! The guys heard it pop three times. They all gathered around him and even had prayer for him! Thankfully he was able to get up and walk on it although it was very painful. For two days he walked on it and went to work while taking Motrin and icing it as much as possible. It was swollen and bruised really bad from his ankle to his calf. On Saturday, some paramedics came into the restaurant and highly recommended he get it checked out. So he did and over the weekend they put him in a cast and on crutches until he could get in with an orthopedist. Thankfully he was able to get in Monday morning before we left for Delaware. The good news was the doctor did not think surgery would be required and he could go to work wearing a brace. The bad news was he tore three ligaments and slightly tore his Achilles tendon. The doctor could not believe Luke was wearing a brace when it happened because it looked really bad! He has to wear a boot except at work where he can wear his shoe with a brace. He has been in a lot of pain with it but he doesn't let that stop him! He is slowly recovering and trying to rehab it as much as possible. However, the most shocking news we got from this was that his injury was another result from his allergic reaction to sulfa!!! We could not believe it and wished we had been informed that this was possible. Anyway, we are taking one day at a time and trusting God for better days! We are so thankful for all God is teaching us during these valleys. Even in the valley God is good!