BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY....

Today Rudy had to go to the ER to get four stitches in his hand. He banged it on the Pantry door at Church and cut the top of his finger at the joint. Pastor said, "Oh, just put a butterfly bandage on it, that'll keep it closed." I just kept remembering the staf infection he had. That's what we base things on. Do we take a chance or do we check it out just in case? I knew it needed to be cleaned good...better than we could clean it. It cut up under the skin. He was headed to Walmart to get some butterfly bandages. Leanne and I consulted each other (as Medical Professionals i.e. Wives and Mothers), and said, uh,uh..he's going to the ER. So, off he went to the ER only to come back with four stitches and a "T" shot. It got cleaned twice..once by the nurse and once by the Doc. I feel better.

That really causes me to reflect back on when he was laying in that hospital bed so sick with staf infection. One little slip up, one oz less antibiotic than needed, one tiny shift in a germ, one mistake by a nurse or dr. and that staf could have started traveling. He had so much infection. It could so easily have started moving to his vital organs. I really think the drs expected it too. So many drs were called in. So many specialist that we lost count. He could so easily have died. There can only be one explanation. God simply was not ready for him. Job 12:10 says, "in whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind." Wow. I'm glad we don't have to come up with explanations for everything. It's right in the Scripture. Now, if I would just apply that on a daily basis.....(: