Update on Nephew!~

 

 

 

We found out why Roger, my nephew who recently had the 4-wheeler accident was in Anniston.  He and two friends had gone camping.  They had decided to come back home and made one more run through the woods on their 4-wheelers, all going separate ways.  Roger did not show up at the campsite to help pack the campsite up, so they started searching for him.

 

They searched for him for hours, at least six I am told, and were just before bringing in search and rescue when one of his friends came upon him.  He was up under his 4-wheeler, which weighs about 700 pounds with a full tank of gas I am told.  Somehow, his friend managed to get it off of him and drag him out from under it.

 

At some point and time, Roger came to enough to call his Mom from his cell phone.  She couldn’t make out a lot of what he was saying, but called Buddy, his Dad, at work and they took off to Anniston.

 

When they got to Anniston, they didn’t know where to go, but they got behind an ambulance.  They knew the ambulance would be going to the hospital, so they decided to follow it.  Turns out, it was the ambulance carrying their son.  His Mom was there to help them get him out of the ambulance.

 

I can’t imagine that horrific drive all the way to Anniston not knowing what kind of condition Roger was in.  They knew his leg was broken when they took him out of the ambulance, as they could see the bone sticking out.  He was taken to surgery where they put a pin from his calf down to his ankle.  He has a concussion.  The doc told Roger if he had not been wearing his helmet, they would not be having that conversation.  Thank God, he was wearing that helmet.  I don’t think my brother-in-law and sister-in-law could have stood losing another son. 

 

Roger is the youngest of four children.  Their oldest son, Jeremy, was killed in 1995.  He was driving on a dirt road in his Toyota pickup with a friend.  The truck fishtailed and went up on an embankment.  He was not wearing his seatbelt and as the truck flipped, Jeremy was thrown from the vehicle.  It landed on top of him killing him instantly.  He was such a fine young man, as is Roger, and still sorely missed.

 

Please continue to pray for Roger that he will recover quickly and 100%.

 

I would also ask that you continue to pray for my niece, Wendy, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.  I do not know any details yet, except that it is in her pineal gland.

 

Wendy’s Mom was in an accident just before school was out where she was hit from behind.  She continues to have major pain in her back and shoulders fromthat.  Wendy’s Dad has had a very bad viral bacterial respiratory infection and needs prayers also.

 

I would also like to thank everyone for praying for my shoulder.  It is not 100% yet, but is A LOT better.

 

My daughter is scheduled for tests on her heart that are going to be around $1000.  Currently, we have no insurance, but Hubby is up for a new job in a big construction company in N.C. We were told they might even possibly make him a foreman.  This would put an end to our financial woes and would be a wonderful opportunity for him.  I would ask that you pray God’s will be done in this situation.

 

Thanks to all of you for being so faithful to pray for my family’s needs.  Please know if you have sent needs to me, they are being prayed for as well.

 

Blessings!~

 

Susan