News from the wound front ... Dr. DeLeon came today! Let's see ... first, Chuck has healthy tissue surrounding his hardware. Thank you, God! Some areas are even improving ... this is a miracle from God. This should not be the case for several reasons: rough movements (ambulance, E.R., C.P.R.) poor nutrition, poor health overall. God has does the impossible. Now, there is more hardware`showing. It is not infected. However, it is very, very, very hard for skin to granulate to hardware (grow over hardware). It is so hard ... that the best conditions are needed = good nutrition, no pressure to the area. Please pray God does the impossible again. You know the alternative ... back to surgery. Funny ... I feel a sense of calm about all this. If God has taught me anything, he has taught me to be patient. Chuck's body will heal.