Update of Flint Miller's Recovery
Benjamin Chan
Apr 28, 2008
Flint Miller will switch from a full-leg cast to a walking cast next Monday, May 5, but he still cannot drive. The doctor has advised Flint to have the walking cast for 2 to 4 weeks, and will put him in rehab beginning the third week of May to the first week of June. The doctor assures Flint that after a couple of weeks of rehab he should be ready to travel back to the US for the US/ Puerto Rico Assignment.
Please continue to remember Flint and his recovery in your prayers.
Link to Miller's page in International Ministries: http://www.internationalministries.org/missionary/debbie_and_flint_miller
Link to Miller's blog: http://www.flintndeb.blogspot.com/
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Related Email sent by the Missionary Partnership Team of Flint and Debbie Miller on April 8, 2008
This e-mail is being sent to you from Flint and Deb Miller via there Missionary Partnership Team (MPT). If you are a church and receiving this, please feel free to use any or all of it in your newsletter. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at flintndebnews@yahoo.com. Barbara
Hi everyone -
Sunday, March 30 at 10 p.m. Flint was going down the hill to his seminary office. There are some irregular spaced steep steeps on the way and it was unusually dark. He took a step thinking he was at the bottom but actually had a couple of more steep steps to go. Instinctively, he further extended his right leg stepping off into space. When his foot hit the bottom all the weight came down on the right leg and snapped the Achilles Tendon above the heel. At first, Flint was in denial and hoped it was only a pulled muscle, but a visit to the doctor last Wednesday confirmed that it was completely ruptured. Since time is of the essence in reattaching a severed tendon, he was admitted to the hospital last Thursday for pre-op tests and clearance. An abnormal ECG caused surgery to be delayed a day for further testing which came back normal. ("Yeah! - I have a strong heart!") Surgery proceeded on Saturday afternoon with anesthesia from the waist down being used. Surgery and recovery went well, and Flint was discharged today, Monday, April 7.
Of course, through all this Deb has had to work double-time and she has done a fantastic job! It feels weird to Flint not being active. He's very used to doing any activity he wants, exercising, etc. He's also used to working (and most of the time really enjoys it!) So its strange to be confined to crutches and staying at home. Baguio is in the mountains so almost everything is up or down - lots of steps. This of course is not crutches-friendly.
Please pray with us and for us as we adjust our schedule for home assignment. We had planned to return to the States on June 8, but now will likely be delayed until mid to late June because of the need for rehab. Also, it's kind of hard to move boxes on crutches! We're still figuring this out, so please pray for wisdom. Also, please pray for Flint's quick and complete healing. Also, pray for Deb, Ben and Chris, as they take up the slack on the things that Flint normally does. We believe that prayer is the most powerful human activity. Thanks for your friendship and partnership with us. We love you and appreciate you!
Flint, Deb, Ben and Chris.
Flint and Debbie Miller
Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary
Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary
19 Tacay Rd., Guisad
Baguio City 2600
PHILIPPINES
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