They say when it rains, it pours

I wasn't intending to write a post today but I thought I'd write an update on my brother and family. Ammon is doing OK. He had the second surgery on Friday. He lost all his blood and had to have blood pumped back into him. He is having a lot of problems with his lungs, not being able to get rid of the fluid in them and they are concerned about pneumonia. He is incubated again.

On Saturday my dad was taking a shower and slipped and broke a rib. He is in a lot of pain. My mom and dad have been taking turns staying in Salt Lake with Ammon. Thankfully they were both there together on Saturday. My sisters drove up to Salt Lake to pick up my dad and take him home.

I feel so sad for them all. Besides all the worry for Ammon, my parents are incredibly stressed and they are all homesick. My mom has had to come back each week to work for a few days a week before going back up to the hospital. My sisters have been home alone for the last six weeks. There isn't a single think I can do. My brother Jess has been taking the burden of taking care of my family. He has gone up early to be there when Ammon woke up on the days my parents weren't at the hospital yet. He has visited Ammon and my parents with his wife and girls. He gave Dad a blessing when he fell. I'm very thankful that he has been such a good help to them and I wish I were there to do the same thing. This is why I HATE not living closer to home.
My family has gotten through worse things than this so there is no doubt that we will get through this too. Check out Ammon's blog for updates on his recovery but be aware that there are some really awful pictures posted of him. Any prayer on their behalf are appreciated.