ER and Ortho visit

Swe are still fighting this UTI, but a late night visit the ER resolved some very painful tummy issues so Sam is eating, drinking, and overall feeling much better. We did recieve some frustrating news at our ortho visit yesterday; Sam's back is not healing as well as we had hoped. The Dr recommends a back brace and warned that we will likely need to wait longer than three months for hip surgery. (Sam's back must be healed before we can have hip surgery.) To bring you up to date, Sam will require hip surgery in order to sit upright again because now his back and hips are both straight. He's like a little board which is uncomfortable and frustrating, but as we keep reminding ourselves (and him), this is only a temporary (4-5 months) situation. Prayers always appreciated..K