Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Prayer Request for My Wife

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Wade:
 
Of course we will add Lori to our prayer list, and ask our friends to do so  
as well.
 
Please remember that initial assessments and prognoses are virtually always  
less than optimistic as all must (should?) be prepared for the worst possible  
outcome as well as challenged to exceed the expectations of the  
physician/surgeon. In actuality, a more realistic prognosis can be  developed 
by the 
subsequent treatment team and case manager. While it seems an  oxymoron, you 
are 
fortunate to live in a state with the medical facilities at  Duke University in 
reasonably close geographical proximity. After the crisis is  controlled and 
the acute phase of treatment is addressed you will have time to  research 
specialty hospitals and rehabilitation centers as well as orthopaedic  
surgeons, 
neurosurgeons and rehabilitative specialty physicians. You will also  find that 
there are subspecialties in each area of medicine including physicians  and 
surgeons who specialize specifically in the hand and corrective  methodologies 
that relate to that appendage.
 
When the initial crisis has passed, and you have both the chronological and  
emotional time to address these issues you may find not only that the initial  
predictions of stages and degrees of recovery are revised in a positive 
manner  but that the opportunities for access to specialty clinics expands 
greatly. 
It  is not my place to say, but you are presently dealing with the initial 
crisis  with prayer and medicine, which is the sum of what we have available to 
us at  such a juncture and those assets will maximize the opportunities for 
the most  positive of outcomes. One gift that you may give to Lori is optimism. 
There will  be a number of emotional bridges she will cross in the process of 
healing and in  each your attitude can become a critical element of progress. 
Sharing with her  the fact that many are praying for her, and following her 
progress, as will  certainly be the case with the members of this list will be 
one of the things  that we can do that will hopefully allow you to keep that 
positive outlook and  benefit thereby.
 
Dr. Steve  

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Dr. Stephen B. Spies, CES, CFI
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