Prayers for Bobby

This past Sunday, a friend of mine's son, Bobby, was driving a four-wheeler when he lost control and ended up on Old Perkins Road. When this happened, a pick-up truck hit Bobby, throwing him 30 feet behind the vehicle. Bobby's leg was instantly broken, and by God's grace, he was able to stop his fall with his hands. Thankfully he only broke his clavicle when he landed and avoided hurting any internal organs and his head.

Bobby will be staying at Our Lady of the Lake for a few weeks. He has already gone through two surgeries and has a major one coming up today at 1:00. Bobby has an exterior fixator on his leg, holding his fractured bones together. In today's surgery, he will have a bone transplant, and then he will have muscle and an artery from another part of his body (they haven't determined where yet) and place it in his broken leg. After they will place a skin flap over the wounds.

After the surgeries, he will be recovering here for a while, thankfully he only suffered broken bones, stiches, and torn ligaments. If all goes as planned, Bobby will be back better than ever within the next year.

I ask that you please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers today. If you'd like to keep up with his progress or send the family an encouraging message, you can visit his webpage at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bobbymiketinas.