Dean P. Demos

On Thursday, I had my fourth joint replacement, my right knee. My surgeon’s nurse practitioner said it was very arthritic, and was actually the largest prosthesis he had ever installed. It’s done and I’m doing well. I am so grateful for all the prayers that were uttered for me in my time on need. I don’t know how unbelievers handle the challenges of life without the Lord.

I came home last evening and it’s so nice to be in my own chair and bed. Patty is such a good caregiver.

I hope each of my friends who read this are doing well. If not, contact us and we would love to lift you up in prayer also.

If you don’t already, please check out my daily devotional at http://www.tcsdevos.org where I share a very brief thought lifted from the Bible reading of that day. This is the third year I’ve been doing this, and it has been one of the great joys of my life, listening to the daily reading using the NIV Dramatized Audio Bible available through Biblegateway.com  ( I’ve missed a couple the last few days because of the surgery.)

The very best to all of you.

Here’s a special prayer request: Pray for Jeanne Woodruff Sczblewski and Barb Leader. They both have extreme health challenges and are being so graciously cared for by those that love them so deeply: Becky Woodruff-Jeanne;  and Jim Leader-Barb, respectively.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, You will not suffer us  to be tempted above that we are able, but will with the temptation (challenge) make a way to escape that we may be able to bear it. Give great grace to Becky and Jim as they care for these wonderful saints, Jeanne and Barb, whom we all love so much.

On this Thursday morning I will again have a joint replaced with titanium and space-age plastic. The procedure is being performed in the new Newnan hospital which is only a couple of miles from our home. Very handy. My surgeon’s office is likewise very close. Convenience is more attractive the older I become.

Whereas Blue Cross was the provider on the other three joints, this one will be paid by Aetna.  Healthcare coverage is a Godsend.

I hope to continue my daily devotional (www.tcsdevos.org) but it may seem a little different as I will be on heavy pain killers. We’ll see.

I continue to feel good and am able to work everyday. Last month Patty and I attended a Stem Cell Transplant Survivor’s Reunion at the Aquarium in downtown Atlanta. Over 300 survivors were there.  It was encouraging to both of us. I talked to a lady who had her transplant in the late 90s. Another gent mentioned 2002.

One of the themes survivors embrace is that EACH DAY IS A GIFT! We can all do well to adopt this theme.

Thanks for your friendship and prayers. Every day we are alive is a chance to bring glory to the Lord and seek to be a tool to accomplish His purposes in the earth.