From Ken Treybig, pastor, East Texas/Texarkana, TX:
Here’s in
update on Payton from the Hahns…
We
are pleased to report much progress with Payton’s hand since his accident last
May. The therapists, after spending several months of working with
Payton’s hand, were surprised to find much of the nerve function has returned
and Payton has a very good sense of feeling in his fingers. Payton has
been released from therapy with instructions to diligently continue his
exercises at home and to use his hand as much as possible.
One
issue of concern, is the continued problem of scar
tissue adhering to the repaired tendons. This causes a lot of stiffness
in the fingers, and arthritis-like pain. The surgeon will see Payton
later this month to discuss when surgery to correct this would be recommended.
The surgeon has said that occasionally the adhesions will break away on their
own and we are hoping God will heal the problem in this way and allow a
complete resolution to this problem. We would very much like to avoid
additional surgery. We are very grateful for the prayers and the many
cards of encouragement.
Bill
& DaAnn Hahn
11/8/2007
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From Ken Treybig, pastor, East Texas/Texarkana, TX:
Here’s in
update on Payton from the Hahns…
Wanted
to give you an update on Payton. They removed his stitches
this week (fifty some) and have increased his therapy sessions to twice a
week. No new exercises, but they do want us to massage his scars now that
the stitches have been removed, again in an effort to keep scar tissue from
adhering to the tendons. Payton continues to receive encouraging
cards and emails from all over and we are most appreciative of
everyone’s prayers.
Bill &
DaAnn
5/31/2007
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From Ken Treybig, pastor, East Texas/Texarkana, TX:
The Hahn
family would deeply appreciate your prayers for one of their sons. He may lose
the use of his right hand due to a serious accident last week. Here are the
details:
Payton Hahn, 12, son of Bill and DaAnn Hahn, had an accident with a machete
Wednesday evening. He stuck the machete into the side of a hill to pull himself
up and his hand slipped off the handle and slid all the way down the blade with
all of his weight on it. He severely cut four fingers on his right hand. He was
anointed and a doctor in the Emergency Room sutured his fingers and referred
them to an orthopedic surgeon the next day. They were at the hospital 11 hours
on Friday with Payton in surgery almost six hours. All the tendons in the four
fingers were severed along with the nerves in three of them. The specialists
are not venturing a prognosis at this time, but told the family to prepare
Payton to begin to learn to use his left hand even with the extensive rehab he
will undergo for his right hand. The family is grateful that Payton is alive
and that they were able to save his fingers which were nearly severed. They
would appreciate prayers for God’s mercy for Payton and that He would heal him
and restore his right hand completely.
2608 FM 1404
Big Sandy, TX
75755
email: bdhahn22@juno.com
5/14/2007
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