Life Happens

June 25, 2009 was a life changing day for us...not in a good way either. The phone rang at 11:30pm...Chris was at work and Riley and I were home...didn't make it to the phone in time so I called Chris back...he was calling me on his cell phone which was strange because he was supposed to be at work...He told me to calm down..that he had just gotton 3 of his fingers cut off at work...he just kept telling me to calm down...I told him to give me a minute to freak out before he tells me to calm down....He was so calm .....so I went rushed to the ER(Niki got me there in about 13 minutes from my house)....he was so calm.....me, not so much....We were sent to USA in Mobile where they cleaned up his fingers and sewed them up...the fingers that were cut off were not able to be found...they went through a suction hose and probably ended up in the boiler(fire).....so they wrapped his hand up, kept him overnight, and sent him home ...we go back Monday on July 6 to have the bandages taken off and see what's next...He is amazing...no complaining...and hardly any pain.....The only time that I get really emotional is when I think about what could've happened.....instead of being called to the ER...someone could've showed up on my doorstep giving me really awful news...so I am thanking God every chance I get that I still get to have Chris with me.....I told him between us we have 17 fingers...I think we can handle anything together.......I told him if He can't do it, then WE can.....life can change in an instant.....I'm just praying that he has little pain as he has had.......Chris has a fierce determination...so I'm not worried about him in that capacity.....I told him I give him 2 weeks after his hand heals before he is able to do anything he wants to do....The fingers that were cut off are on his right hand...he has his thumb and pinky left and about an 1/2 inch of the other three fingers....at least that's what we think...we won't get to see his hand until July 6....so please be praying for a speedy recovery for Chris......thanks and God bless....