Paul's better half will be having back surgery on Monday. Please keep Sue Brady in your thoughts and prayers.

She is having a somewhat complicated procedure to fuse several lower vertebrate that were compressed in a fall she took at son Chad's home a couple of weeks ago.

We're extremely saddend to hear the news of Sue's injury. We are very familiar with back problems and the surgery necessay to correct them. My oldest son, Sean. fought a work related injury for a year and a half before he had his surgery. He was in constant pain. After surgery he was only allowed to stand, sit, or walk for no more than 5 minutes every 2 hours the first week. The second week went to 10 minutes each time. The third week went to 15 minutes each time. At the end of the fourth week he was allowed to walk to the end of his driveway and back. Things got better from there.

I'm happy to say he has had a full recovery and went back to work in January. He feels good and is very glad to put that health crisis behind him.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Sue. Do what the Doctors tell you and you'll be as good as new in no time.

Lorna & Bob

Our thoughts and prayers will be with you Sue.

Bert & Sharon

Sue...we are sad to hear about the events leading up to your back surgery. Please know you have our thoughts and prayers with you for a speedy recovery.

John & Lorie

Paul & Sue,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Bob & MaryAnn

Paul and Sue, our prayers are with you. I had a 2-level fusion, L4 & L5, in 1997, and have not had a back pain since. It will be rough, but you will definitely feel better after your recovery.

Joyce

Sue & Paul,

Esther & I will have Sue in our thoughts and prayers.

Here's to a speedy and full recovery!

Dennis

We sure are thinking of you Sue and Paul. I know what you are going through. My best friend had that same procedure after months of those worthless Cortizone shots for the pain. He says that the surgury made him feel like a new man. Good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery.

I've been corrected on the procedure Sue is having Monday. It's not a fusion. It's a relatively new procedure.

You can read about it here. (There's even an animated illustration of how it works.)

Fixed this link...

Paul, tell Susie I've sent her a little bear to cheer her up. Lots of prayers coming her way too.

Best wishes for a sucessful procedure and a speedy recovery Sue from I.O. and me.

Keeping you all in my heart!

Pam

John, your link won't open for me. And I may want to read it, as I may need surgery soon myself. I have been going throw a series of epidurals without much relief. I have a ruptured disk between C6 and C7.

Sue my prayers go with you!

Sue,
You are in my thoughts and prayers, dear friend.
Mary

Dear Sue,
SO sorry to hear about your fall--glad to hear that there is a procedure that can be done that won't keep you down for a long period of time. We will be thinking about you and our prayers will be with you. We wish you a safe and speedy recovery.
Our love to you

Sue & Paul
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Sue, our thoughts and prayers are with you also, and looking foreword to a quick recovery so you can get back to spoiling Chloe as soon as possible.

Mark & Michelle

Sue,
You'll be in our thoughts and prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.
God Bless,
Judy and Bill

Sue,
Wishing you the best during and after your procedure.

Sue-

Best of luck. We're looking forward to having you "back in the circuit" ASAP!

_greg

Our thoughts and prayers for you Sue and hope for a speedy recovery.
Hal and Betty

I wish you the very best, Sue! I've been through it (not the new procedure) and it changed my life!
My thoughts and prayer's are with you all the way!

Sue,

Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Take the doctor's advise and hopefully you'll be back spoiling your granddaughter in no time!

Sue - I hope the surgery goes well and you are feeling better in no time!

Our prayers are with you, Sue. We hope that your surgery is completely successful and that you will recover quickly.

Both Sue & Paul and all their family are in my prayers today.

Wishing you all the best, Sue, and a speedy recovery.

Judy

I got a call today from Paul. He reports the procedure went extremely well. Sue should be home this evening, flat on her back for 24 hours or so.

Thanks to everyone from Paul and Sue for your prayers and thoughts.

Sue & Paul,
Was so sorry to hear of your accident at your sons home. We will put you on our prayer list and we want you to know you are in our thoughts. God bless you both. All our best to you.

Larry and Kat Waterson

Sue wanted me to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.. The doctor said she was a very good patient and the procedure went as planned..

It has been a long day since we checked in at 6:00AM and just got home around 6:00PM, but well worth it to ease the pain she has had since she fell.. She is to stay prone most of the time through tomorrow and no bending forward for a week and she isn't to lift anything over 5 lbs for a while... Maybe that means I will be able to hold Chloe some the next time we see her..

I did manage to inject a little Valentines into Sue's day as I got a box of chocolates and two red roses in a vase at the hospital gift shop.. It brightened her day!

Thanks once again for all the prayers...

Paul,

Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that everything went well. Please keep us posted as to how she's prgressing. We will continue to keep her in our prayers and hoping for a quick recovery. I'm sure it will be great to be able to hold Chloe for a while. Take advantage of the opportunity.

Bert & Sharon

Glad to hear everything is okay. Take advantage of this "Chloe time" - once Sue gets back on her feet, she'll be 18 before you ever get to hold her again!

Great news, Paul. So glad Sue is doing well so far.

I wonder what will be the bigger incentive for her to get back to 100%: being able to hold Chloe again, or the fact that you will be her primary care giver for a while . . .

Sue received a very pretty bouquet of flowers, delivered this morning.. The timing couldn't have been better as she not only has a stiff and sore back from the surgery but some how she got a sore throat and cold.. Plus I think cabin fever has set in with her as she has been doing a little of her work at home but mostly just resting..

The card was just signed "from your lighthouse family". So thanks lighthouse family and once again Sue and I would like to thank everybody for their thoughts and prayers..

It's good to hear Sue is now on the road to recovery. Just make sure she doesn't try to do to much to soon. Rest is an important part of recovering from back surgery.

Bob

I'm happy to hear that the surgery went as planned. My belated wishes for a speedy recovery.

Tammy

Hey Paul, how about an update on Sue.

Bob

She is finally getting rid of her cold, sore throat and cough (have you ever tried to recover from back surgery and have a cough?) She has her follow up appointment on Wednesday and I will post the results. Enough time will have passed for the doctor to know how good the surgery did it's job..

Hey Paul...how's the loving spouse doing in all this?

Paul and Sue,

Glad to hear the surgery went well and the recovery is going good. Having had two back surgeries for disc problems I know exactly what you are going through. After the second surgery last February, I was flat on my back for 10 days. Trust me, it does get better.

Tom

Glad the operation went well and Sue is feeling a bit better.

Knowing that there is a little Chloe out there for her is probably one of the best things for her recuperation. The body/mind can heal many things when there is a strong will to do so. Although the timing of the operation may seem to have been at the worst possible moment, it may have been a blessing in disguise. She now has a little guardian angel to help her pull through.

We are happy to hear that all is going well and we send our best wishes for continued progress toward feeling 100% better.

Ron & MJ
(CT Keepers)

So good to hear that Sue is recovering well. She needs to get back to Grandmothering Chloe