Louise

 Louise with baby donkey, Deer Run Farm, McLemore Cove, 2004.

 

I'm sorry to have missed posting on Monday. Things have been a little hectic. 

Last Friday evening Louise and I sang in a concert with the combined choirs of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church and the Knoxville Christian Arts Ministry. As we were leaving the choir loft after the performance, someone was hurrying Louise and caused her to miss her step. She fell against the sharp edge of a concrete step and cut a deep gash in her left cheek, also breaking her cheekbone. 

She was transported by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where surgery was performed on Saturday morning. The broken bones were put together with small screws and the cuts were sutured with very fine stitches. She was horribly bruised and her left eye was swollen shut.

 

The hospital released her on Sunday evening and she is currently recuperating at home with me as her willing slave. Neighbors and friends from church have been very helpful and supportive.

 

Louise is probably the toughest person I know -- you have to be tough to work for years in a hospital emergency room as she did -- and she refuses to let anything keep her down for long. She has had some bad falls over the years, but this one was the worst. It will take her a while to get over it. If you are a praying person your prayers for Louise will be deeply appreciated.

 

(The photograph was made with my first digital camera, a Canon EOS 10D)

 

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Photography and text copyright 2023 David B.Jenkins.

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Soli Gloria Deo -- For the glory of God alone.