The Gloved One 
The Gloved One ready for Kenalog injections
Coloring out the frustrations of a long wait
At last, ready to go
After waking back up, not feeling so great
Home again, food at last!
The Other Gloved OneWade has been wearing a Jobst glove to help counteract the scar tissue from his burn, which has thickened on the top of his palm and on his third finger. Today he also had steroid injections done which will help to start breaking up the scar tissue. He will likely have the injections done three times, six weeks apart. He was sedated for the procedure because the injections need to be placed very precisely and are painful.
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Oh, the poor boy (and parents)! May God give you grace and patience through all of this! God is all-knowing, even tho we don't always understand, "why us?"
Oops! Guess I didn't know our name wouldn't appear on the above post - sorry! Ruth Ellen
I haven't checked your blog in awhile and was so sorry to hear this. I will keep Wade in my prayers. Was he burned badly? That is so scary...Cameron is so risky in the kitchen that I put up the gate when I turn on the stove top or oven. We have had some close calls. Will this affect his fine motor skills? Keep us posted.
It was second degree burns, but because of the importance of having a fully functional hand, they did some temporary skin grafting.
The scar tissue had thickened a bit recently but he has full range of motion and is not bothered at all by it at this point. If it were left alone, however, it may cause problems someday, so they are treating it aggressively now.
Thanks for the prayers. We need them!
Karen
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