Nat Michael and Ellie came to visit right when I got home. This picture above is the last thing I remember before the put me under.

The pouty face was due to the IV. although it was giving me Lovely medicines, it really was burning going up my arm

Here I am Ready to go!

What a Blessing modern medicine is...I just wanted to share how my surgery went and express thanks to all of you who have extended your kindness, thoughts, prayers and fasting.

Even though I am very very sore, I am so amazed at the things that are already better and in less pain then they were before. I have felt the lord guiding and directing me to find this amazing doctor who performed my procedure.Thanks to him I have complete feeling in my feet and legs which has been excruciating for the last 11 months of my life. Today when I woke up, I was in tears because I walked to the bathroom without tears of pain due to the pins and needles feeling That has been caused by my nerve damage in my back.It has been present in my for so long. That alone is such vast improvement. I feel so incredibly blessed and I hope that my back will continue to heal just as well. It is still so swollen and inflamed, but I feel so strongly that yesterday was the beginning of a new life.. slowly and painfully I will try to to get back to where I was before. And I will never forget a single day of this Trial that has consumed the past 18 months of my life. For some reason that I may never fully understand the lord had a desire for me to experience this pain and Helplessless... maybe it was a test for me to put my life in his hands and have more faith. Maybe it was so I can relate better to others who are suffering. But for whatever reason I can say that I am grateful. I have seen such compassion from so many and I will strive everyday to have a little more empathy and understanding of those in pain both physically and emotionally. Thank you for all of you who fasted and prayed for me. I was so nervous for surgery, But I could literally feel peace coming over me and I know it was the prayers of my loved ones and the holy ghost being with me. I also want Tim to know how much his strength has helped me. He has been there for me every step of this long journey. His patience and Love has given me reason to want more than anything to get better so I can strive everyday to be a better friend to him and a better wife to him. And to my sweet mother, who has come to stay with us and nurse me back to health. I will be forever grateful. She has been so kind and reasurring to me and I appreciate it so much. As you can tell I feel so blessed and grateful for all that the lord has blessed me with.