Just received a call from a childhood friend, her brother Reggie is diabetic just as Mike is on insulin not pills. He (like Mike) puts “Non-Compliant” through the wringer and right now is in emergency surgery in California. His leg developed gangrene and septicemia has set in. They are amputating the leg and they don’t even know if he will make it through the surgery. He is 62 years old- please pray for Reggie and for Avis. I know she will up all night in prayer as well. One thing that Reggie does that Mike does not is drink heavily which is what led to the gangrene. Thank you for your faith-

Tuesday update: I called this morning and talked to a worried Avis. She hasn’t heard anything since he went into surgery at 7:00 last night. I told her this is a GOOD thing if something had happened they would have called her immediately. She was relieved to hear this and said she would call me as soon as she heard how her brother is doing. He is in no way out of the woods yet- Mike’s worse time by far was after the surgery and they had him out for days on morphine. He was as goofy as a pet coon for about a week. He is still also facing phantom pain in the extreme which makes me sad. It usually goes away after 6 months but if it stays longer they say it is here for life. It is the first time I have seen him cry when it hit him that’s how intense it is. Amazing how the body and brain responds to the loss of a limb.