A "good news" update!!

[Ranger Mom]

We were able to talk to my cousin this morning. He is in Ramstein and will more than likely leave there Saturday and fly into Fort Hood!

He has 3 badly smashed disks in his back that will require an operation and at least a year of therapy.

He said he is up and walking right now, with a great amount of pain and some "really good pain meds"!!

He will never go back to Iraq, I personally don't see him being able to do much of anything for a while. He is a master mechanic by trade, but I don't know how much of that he will be able to do anymore either.

Anyway, thanks for yalls continued prayers.....it's not the best news we could have gotten, but it's a whole lot better than the alternative!!

[pirate4state]

Glad to hear he'll be home soon. :)

[onfirebball05mustang]

good news at last---glad he's comin' back to texas!

God Bless!

[Phil C]

Good news indeed. Welcome back to Texas!

[44INAROW]

I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers :) Glad he's on his way back:clap:

[JasperDog94]

That's great news RM. Just remember that with prayer and a determined will, anything is possible.:)

[pirate44]

thanks for the update Ranger Mom. we're still prayin for him.

[jason]

good to hear....ft hood is right down the street from me...

[footballmom]

That is great new Ranger Mom! Seems like we hear so much bad news these days. It's always nice to hear something good. Keep us updated. :)

[CheerMom]

He will continue to be in my prayers. At least, he will be home soon!! That is great news!!

[Phantom Stang]

The fact that he's walking is highly encouraging.:clap: I hope he keeps on improving and doesn't need those meds for long. :)

[vet93]

Great News! JD said it best!


Originally posted by JasperDog94
That's great news RM. Just remember that with prayer and a determined will, anything is possible.:)

[Green Ranger]

Hey Mom, great news! Let me know if you need help in Fort Hood. My mom lives in Killeen and might be able to give somebody a place to stay or show you/them around town. Let me know.

[HighSchool Fan]

Thanks for the great update RM, we will keep the prayers coming

[Ranger Mom]

Looks like I may be taking a road trip to Killeen next weekend to visit him.

Another thing that was nice was that my ex-sister in law lives in Germany. So even though she is no longer part of the family, she and my 2 nieces and nephew were there at the hospital when he got there.

He said it was so nice to see a familiar face, even though the family doesn't much care for her anymore, (I always liked her) she was there with her children and it made John feel like he had at least a little bit of the family there with him!

[setex]

Ranger Mom

Thank the lord he's coming home.

Also tell him, a master mechanic who may only point right now
is hell of lot better than setex under the hood.

[SintonFan]

Thanks for the updates Ranger Mom.
We'll keep him in our prayers.:)

[YBS]

God bless on his safe return!

[Bandera YaYa]

I'm sorry, I have been away from here....didn't know what was going on, but so happy for you that he's out of there for good. Hope his injuries heal quickly....I'll keep him in my prayers. God Bless....