Jackie

Well- the faithful prayers of the righteous, and thousands of them, including yours, were answered for Jackie McDaniel, our neighbor girl. Now that she's okay, I can tell you that she had a staph infection, not a "staff" infection, (staff infections, as we all know, are only contracted at work and summer camp).

She had a rod in her leg from an accident that had two pockets of infection. The doctors became concerned that the infection in her bone was a MRSA infection, which is resistent to antibiotics, and can be fatal within 24 hours of hitting the blood stream. So, they did an emergency surgery and removed the infection (15 cc's of it). They believe they got all the infection, and found the bone in such good shape that they took the rod out, which they hope to not have to replace. The rod (aka, foreign object) is what was causing the infection. So- long and short, this may have been a huge blessing to go ahead and get this out of her.

Please pray for her wedding now- they will make a call on Tuesday whether to continue on schedule or postpone. Perhaps your prayers of thanks will join the rest- a prayer of thanks to the Great Physician.