He went in for his liver transplant on September 11th (I know...l bad day huh?) and about 13 hours later, he was out of surgery. He slept for 2 days, and nearly missed his birthday alltogether. He is currently in the ICU right now, so I don't have any pictures to post. But he is doing well, considering he has just had a life-altering surgery happen to him. He still has some issues with his kidneys they are working on, but they took the tube out of his throat and just yesterday he actually sat in a chair.
We are obviously thrilled with the success of the surgery, but the thing about transplants are that they aren't just a quick surgery and then they are done. They're a lot like chemo-therapy for cancer. You have to go through it, and then there's recovery and waiting and you're not truly well until you go into remission, which takes a while. That's what getting a new liver is like.
My dad has a lot of work ahead of him. He's got a long hospital stay till they move him out of the ICU, then there's staying in a halfway home under constant supervision. After that, he has to stay in Atlanta for a few months so they can monitor him. He's just begun a long process of recovery, but we are so grateful that the Lord has gotten him this far. Steve Reibsome is a fighter, so we know he will get through.
We appreciate all of your prayers and support, they have meant more than you can know to him.
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i will still be praying! :)
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