Dennis

During the holidays, Dennis started to feel unwell. When we were in Sydney, he was getting really bad. On the way home from Sydney, Glenys dropped him off at the Maitland Hospital Emergency Dept and went home with the kids.

He ended up staying the night, and the following day was operated on for a strangulated hernia.

Doesnt he look sad!!

By Tuesday he was home convalescing. This meant that he could not go to work for 2 weeks. No heavy lifting for 6 weeks. What really killed him was Glenys driving him around for 2 weeks. Whether it was her driving ability or his being reliant on another person, he would not say.

During this time he developed pain in his stomach. It turned out that the surgical area was bleeding. He had to have it drained, and may have to face surgery again to fix the problem.

Dennis has struggled with this, as he feels strongly for the inmates at jail who have had no one during this time. This is further complicated as he has training for the next 2 weeks, and will not be at Tamworth then either. It will be well over a month before he gets back to Tamworth. If he needs another operation, it may take more time.

Please pray for this, as he has now used up all his sick pay. As he is only on 3 days a week, the days off work without pay will be hard.