Sheep Hunting: It's like Heroin...only worse

Uncle Louie was scheduled for surgery today, Dr. Duke was also on call. We've experienced this combination before; most of the time it causes Uncle Louie to get bumped from the surgery schedule due to emergencies that Dr. Duke has to deal with first. It appeared like that would be the case today as well. His nurse, who was not too fond of the micro surgeons, demanded that Uncle Louie return to the OR. She said that she doesn't really mind the micro surgeons but these are too big and he had to go to surgery or else there would be flies all over the room (I'm not sure but I think she might have been exaggerating!)

Thus Dr. Duke extended his very long day and took Uncle Louie to surgery this evening when his call was finished. He stopped by and chatted with us before the surgery. He said that the micro surgeons are doing their work. He wished they were a little faster but "you can only expect a horse to act like a horse." Aunt Ruthie assured him that her social schedule was clear so the little guys could take as long as was needed. He said that Uncle Louie was "one tough fella" and that he expects to continue the surgeries until the micro surgeons stop eating.

Once the business side of the conversation was over we were able to chat about Dr. Duke's addiction. He loves Sheep hunting. He admitted that he was addicted to it. He thinks that it's worse than a heroin addiction because you can at least quit the heroin! He credits sheep hunting with his biotic arm and several other injuries.

After tonight's surgery Uncle Louie will get to rest tomorrow. The micro surgeons will do their work while Dr. Duke attends a life long friends induction into a hall of fame. He'll be back in time to take him to surgery on Friday. He doesn't know when yet, but luckily he lives in the hospital so fitting him in shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks for your prayers and please continue to pray for the micro surgeons and a strong heart!! On our next slow surgery day, I will tell you Dr. Duke's miracle cure for dry skin.

Abby