On Thursday, last week, Håkan went down to Gothenburg and slept over, to be in place for the operation on Friday. That operation lasted 4 hours, with recovery. After that, Håkan was so tired that he stayed another night there and came home to Uddevalla Hospital on Saturday morning.
On Monday, Håkan was off again before 7 am for Sahlgrenska, in a hospital shuttle, to be there in time for his follow-up checkup. Back to Uddevalla again at 9 am.
On Tuesday, a new checkup and a new trip to Gothenburg, for Håkan and his eyelid, when he came with a new bandage over his eye.
Now I think we’re into “shuttle traffic”, aren’t we?
It’ll be exciting to see Håkan’s new eyelid. Imagine that the only thing left on his upper body when he came out of the fire was a cotton collar. Because of that, his neck was so nice that the doctors could take skin from his neck for his new eyelid.
The next trip to Gothenburg is on Friday, when we’ll see if it’s time to take out the stitches from the eyelids.
Håkan is healing more and more on his back and stomach. It’s even possible to give him a little massage – he thinks that feels so good.
Right now, Håkan has kind of like a stocking cap on his head. The thin skin is so vulnerable. Blisters come and go all the time – typical for a burn injury. Now we’re waiting for the skin to heal again.
The doctors say that, if it goes quickly, it takes about 1 year for rehabilitation, but it can take up to 2 years. Today is the 176th day since the fire, so we are thankful for every step forward – he’s making progress all the time.
Thank you for your continued prayers for us, and especially for Håkan.
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.” Ps. 147:3-5
God bless you all!
Many hugs,
Gunilla
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