Doug’s Story

Site created on November 9, 2021

Welcome to Doug’s website. Doug suffered a tibia and fibula fracture during a football game on October 20th. He underwent surgery and has a rod in 4 screws in his leg. A few weeks later Doug received the news he had suffered nerve damage to the sciatic nerve as well. This has resulted in Doug suffering from painful and severe muscles spasms in his foot.  Doug is currently admitted at Phoenix Children’s hospital and is here until the doctors can figure out how to manage his pain and spasms until the nerve heals. We are using this site to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting! 

Newest Update

Journal entry by Nina Ledger

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know around our table yesterday every single person was that Doug was able to be there with us and that he’s doing better!

I have not updated you all in a while. Doug is continuing to improve. We are slowly weaning back on his medications. He has been doing physical therapy but now the surgeon has added PT to his foot muscles. They have to be re-trained again as they are in dysfunction from all the nerve damage and spasms. While this is brutal at times for Doug he continues to go and work hard at ever session. A true champ💙 if you would all still pray as he begins his school work from home this week. Also for his neurologist appointment this week and that all goes well. We want to make sure Doug’s nerves are healing as they should be. Thank you all that continue to pray!! 

 

He got to spend some time at a friends’ house the other night who lives a block away. This photo is his friend Joel wheeling him over to the house! So grateful for community and friendships!❤️🙏🏻

 

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