Eric Update

For those of you who were praying for my friend Eric, here is an update that I just recieved from his wife, Sarah.

Just wanted to send a quick email out to give you an update on Eric's condition. God has been so good! He's recovering faster than anyone expected. I'm sorry that I didn't get the previous update out to everyone, it's been kind of crazy with the baby and everything with Eric. So, here's the scoop:

-the first dressing change showed that the areas they thought were 3rd degree are actually only 2nd degree, no skin grafts! The fake skin has taken very well.

-Eric has a new type of stretchy dressing on which allows him to do more like brush his teeth and eat most things, though he still needs help with some things.

-Physical therapy is very difficult and causes a lot of pain but he has been working so hard that he's up walking again, stairs are a little difficult. He has to stretch a good bit so that the new skin doesn't heal tight.

-he has been healing so quickly that he was discharged from the hospital on wednesday and brought back to CT in an ambulance because he couldn't comfortably get into the car. We are staying at his parents house until he is better able to navigate stairs and until his skin has healed a bit more. He needs to stay cool and dry as he's healing. Unlike our apartment, his parent's house has central air. We have visiting nurses coming in and will be going to the Bridgeport outpatient burn clinic for weekly follow up.

Thank you so much for your prayers. We praise God for how he is working in this situation. Our concerns currently are:
-the possibility of infection while his skin is healing
-protecting his skin from sun exposure for a good bit of time
-strength to continue working on mobility.
~most important, that God would be glorified in this situation

Praise God! Thank you to all who prayed for Eric. Please continue to pray for his speedy recover. God is so good. Amen!