Update on Ruth

I spent the night with Ruth and I don't think either of us got much sleep. I just came home to take a shower and run a few errands. We want to thank-you all for praying for Ruth. The hand specialist came in this morning and changed her dressings. During the surgery the doctor cut her finger open down the whole length of the finger and into the top of the palm of her hand. They cleaned out the puss that was building up and cleaned out the area. There were two drainage tubes that were put in to help drain the infection. The tubes were removed this morning. With working with her hand this morning it did bleed some more and caused quite a bit of pain. The large red line running up her arm is clearing up nicely as they are pumping her full of antibiotics. This infection spread very quickly but we are praising the Lord for the excellent staff that has been working with Ruth. Please continue to pray for her as it seems it will be awhile before she is all healed up and her hand is back to normal. She will need some follow up doctor visits once we get back home. And it will be a few weeks before she will be able to go back to work. THANKS SO MUCH FOR UPHOLDING RUTH AND OUR FAMILY IN PRAYER. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
P.S. Although we aren't sure if it was a dog or cat that bit Ruth, the doctors are pretty sure it was the cat. And just so you know, apparently cat bites are one of the worse bites to get. There is something that cats carry that make their bites cause bad infections. So if you are ever bit by a cat do everything possible to clean out the wound very well.