Big Ed was involved in an accident at work today where he got his hand caught in some machinery and caused severe damage to the fingers of his right hand. He just got out of surgery to reconstruct his fingers. Ed's a great guy and a good friend, please keep him in your prayers over the next few days as he recovers.
Thanks......Tim
Prayer sent for Big Ed ...
Prayers sent from Florida for quick and complete recovery
Prayers for Big Ed!
Prayers sent, Big Ed is as good as they come.
Here's to a speedy recovery
Prayers for a full and speedy recovery.
Wishing him all the best.
From MO for Big Ed!
:pray:
More prayers from Mo. Good luck Big ED.
praying for you Big Ed, that the surgeons did there job effectively and that your hand will heal fast and strong.
prayers sent
Prayers for one of the best fellows out there and for his family.
Hope all goes well for you Ed.
:pray: :pray: Please watch over Ed and guide his doctors.
Prayers to Big Ed....
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Thinking of you and your family trad brother!
Prayers sent! Get well soon my friend!
Prayers sent from the swamps.RC
prayers from kentucky.
Even more prayers from Kansas, for Big Ed and his family. May God's grace shine upon you.
Godspeed to ya' Big Ed. hope you heal up real good and speedy like!
Kenny :pray:
Praying for you Big Ed!! My son was involved in a accident at his job a little over a year ago where his left hand was crushed due to a semi transmission falling off a jack-stand. The surgeon did a miraculous job with God's help and my son has made nearly a 100% recovery. Have faith in God!
:pray: :pray: :pray: God be with him. Amen
I'm not much on praying but I definately hope things turn out all right for you. Hopefully you had some great docs working on you. Good luck, can't wait for you to be back on Tradgang where I know you'll be for some good ol' fashioned cheering up!
Prayers sent from West Virginia. May God bless you and comfort your family during this time!
Consider it done!
God bless,Mudd
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Get Well Big Ed!!
Prayers sent, I hope it all turns out well.
Scott
Praying for you, Ed.
Prayers up for Ed.
Get Well Soon.
Thinking of Big Ed and his family. Get well soon, bud...Mike
Ed,
I pray for a speedy recovery. Get well soon brother !!
Froggy
Big Ed, prayers being said.
Shick
Prayers, positive thoughts, and vibrations sent from south Georgia for healing and complete recovery my friend!
Prayers for your recovery,
Prayers for Ed and family.
Get well soon Big Ed. I smashed the end of my middle finger in mid Sept and could not shoot for a month. Listen to the doctors!
God be with you and heal you Ed.
Allan
Prayers from Virginia for Big Ed..............
Prayers sent
Prayers for a fast and complete recovery!
Keeping the Faith!
Magnus
Praying for you Ed!
Prayers sent for Big Ed & his physicians.
Praying for you and your family. :pray:
Be well Big Ed.
prayers sent. Tim....you are a good friend for bringing it to our attention
chris <><
Prayers sent!
Get well soon, best wishes.
hang in there big ed.
I hope all goes well and you heal quickly god bless u and your family prayers sent
Deepest senserity from Canada.
Thats sad news.
Prayers for a full recovery
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Prayers out to Big Ed :pray:
Stay Strong Buddy!
I pray he makes a full recovery.
Prayers for Big Ed from SouthDakota.
Prayers sent
Ed my prayers are with you. TM
Will do. Hope you heal quickly my friend...and completely.
For Ed.
Prayers for a full recovery.
Amen!
Praying in Indiana.
Thoughts and prayers...
Prayers from kentucky.
Prayers from MT for a great guy. I can vouch for the fact that the Dr's can do incredible things now days Ed, hang in there.
Praying for you Big Ed. :pray: :pray:
Prayers from Louisiana way! mark#78
Big Ed,
Your in and thoughts and prayers...to a speedy recovery.
God Bless, Pierre and Jean-Pierre and family
Ed, our prayers are for you my friend. Please let us know if you need anything.
Lord hear our prayers for our brother Ed, I pray for his pain to end and for a full recovery and also for his family's peace of mind. You'll be in my nightly prayers Ed.
Ed, my prayers are with you.
Hello everyone,
Ed and I are thankful for all the thoughts and prayers. It will be a long road to hopefully regain full use of his hand. We will know more Monday just praying for the pain to subside a little. Thanks again to everyone.
Ed, Jenn and Family
Dude,
That stinks, to have that happen, but that is why they invented the word "accident!" Don't beat up on yourself too much..save the energy for rehab and healing!
Continued prayers for ole Dutch Country for you, brother.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Every time I see one of your posts Ed,I think of your generosity and willingness to help others.You did a nice thing for my son at the last JLMBH and he and I haven't forgotten.You're a good man and we wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.Get well! :thumbsup:
Thank you all for the uplifting prayers and concerns. I really appecciate everything. It will be a long road to recovery. My hand was pulled into a 60 ton roll press all the way to the hand knuckles. Please keep my family and myself in your Prayers and Thoughts. Thank you and my the Good Lord Bless you all. Big Ed
Ed, glad to see your home, you and your family will be in our prayers for sure, keep the faith. find time to read, Matthew 8
more paryers Louisiana, mark#78
Ed, for all the good & kind things you do for others, may The Lord bless you with a complete recovery.
Hang in there,
Greg & Larry
Prayers sent.
Prayers up for you and your family Ed.
Craig
Ed, if ya need anything at all let me know!! I will be in touch real soon!! Get well my friend!! Shawn
Hang in there Ed. I am sending up another one.
Here's one from me Bro
Prayers continue from Guam
Update! Ijust returned from my post-op visit and everything went very well.I will begin therapy next week for three times a week. My surgeon sounds very optimistic that I should get 75% or more of complete use of my hand. That is very good news considering the extent of the damage. May need a surgery or two along the way but I am very optimistic.Thank you all for your uplifting Prayers an thoughts.God Bless You All, Big Ed and Family
Praises for such great news... 60Ton vs. human bone is not much of a match. To be given such optimistic news is a blessing indeed.
Work hard at therapy and do only what you're told, but make them keep you very AWARE of that line between pain and damage...then toe the line!
Prayers for continued healing and progress!
Continuing to pray for you and your family!
Don't ever under estimate the power of prayer :pray: . Good news Ed
Ed you are in my thoughts every day. Heal up my friend, you can do it. TM
Somehow I missed the post about your accident, Glad to hear an optimistic outcome. Will pray for complete restoration and recovery.
Ed,
Sorry to hear about the accident with hand,stay positive and give it some time.Will add You & your family to prayer list.
PRAYERS FROM THE ATKINSONS .
That is great news! Count your blessings count them one by one. Looks like you will be able to count to at least 10. :bigsmyl:
Awefull, Ed I hope you have a full recovery.
Praying for you. :pray: :pray: :pray:
Good luck Ed. Will be thinking of you.
Well after two weeks and Therapy every other day thing are starting to progress. Believe it or not I am beginning to move my fingers a little bit. Very painful but no pain no gain. Most of my stitches and staples will be removed Monday,so hopefully that will progress the movement. I am not rushing anything by any means. Just an update and proof of Power of the Prayer. Thank you all, Big Ed
Great news Ed, Still a long road ahead but a positive attitude and a lot of therapy will do wonders. Prayers from here :pray: :pray:
Awesome buddy!
Good to here it is getting better. good luck with your healing process.
Good News, Ed!! Got to keep us Keystone Staters in the woods. Aggressive therapy makes all the difference. You do the work, we'll do the praying!
Jed
I echo Jed's sentiments: You do the work you're allowed (not a bit more) aggressively and we'll keep the prayers flyin!
Keep the Son in your eyes...
That is good to hear, Ed. We all need you healthy and strong. Prayers will continue.
God bless,
Allan
Great news! Keep us posted Ed. Seeing what God can do for other lifts us all up for when we face trials of our own.
This is good to hear.. Keep up with all they tell you to. And as said you heal we pray...
Later....Buzz
Good to hear Ed! I'll keep the well wishes coming until you can get the arrows flying.
Update: I go in for Surgery this Thursday to repair a couple of displaced bones. They are going to install some hardware to fuse the bones. Other than this set back it seems that my healing is progressing. Hope to be shooting before Turkey Season!! It is my set goal that my surgeon says should be attainable.No doubt I will be a lefty for some time, I look forward to that hurdle when it arrives. Thank you again for your Prayers and thoughts. You all are in my thoughts and Prayers. May need a few more, Big Ed
Got a few more on the way. Praying for continued healing and a successful surgery.
Don't know how I missed this post earlier. Guess hunting and the holidays kept me out of touch. A big Texas prayer sent for Ed's recovery. May God Bless Ed and his family during this time of need. :pray:
Prayers for incredibly positive results from this Coming Thursday's surgery!
May His blessing be on you and the surgeons.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Good luck ED.
Continued prayers from here....
prayers sent. keep the faith Ed<><
Ed,
Glad to hear about your goal and just remember that many of the best minds are lefties. Luck with your surgery this Thursday.
Grouse
prayers sent Ed ....
Ed you are in my prayers and thoughts.tom massaro
Ed, we're with you in Pa.
Shick
Our Prayers are with you Ed, Praying that your surgery goes well on thursday. God Bless you and yours Don
Haven't forgot about you buddy! :pray:
Ed's surgery went very good today. Everyone was very impressed with the results. Now its just the painstaking 8 week wait for x-rays then hopefully they will remove the pins. Thank you all very much for your thoughts and Prayers,
Jenn
Prayers will continue for a great guy. May the Lord touch your heart and ease your pain.
Jenn,
Thank you for the update! I am glad things seem to be going well.
Continued prayers for complete restoration and healing for the big guy!
Praises for successful surgery and the surety of God's will to be done!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Continued prayers from here....
Big Ed,I 'm praying
Prayers for mercy and healing.
God Bless,
Nathan
Update: I'll be getting the pins out on Friday. Will be seeing a Hand specialist on the following Tuesday. I am having some issues with my fingers wanting to cross while bending. The Surgeon I will be seeing is the best in my area. I will update again after seeing the Surgeon next Tuesday. Thanks for all the thoughts and Prayers, Big Ed
Best of Luck, Ed! We're all pulling for you.
Prayers for great healing to be yours continue, Ed.
Pulling for you to get full use and normal function restored.
Lord in your Mercy....
You're a Great Guy Ed! Hope all goes well for ya this Friday...
... mike ...
QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
You're a Great Guy Ed! Hope all goes well for ya this Friday...
... mike ...
What Mikey said.
Prayers for a speedy and total recovery.
I seen the Surgeon last week and have reconstructed surgery scheduled for Thursday the 7th. The bones that were previously pinned are not healed. So I need to have a Bone graph and have them repinned or possible screws. The new surgeon also discovered a couple more bones that need to be addressed. There are also bones in my hand that need to be rebroke and plated.
Seems the last surgeon shouldn't have been involved, the last four months were for nothing. I am glad this Surgeon seems to know what needs to be done. He works with all the Philadelphia Athletes (Flyers,Phillies,Etc..).
Please keep my family in your Prayers and thoughts. Big Ed
Glad for progress regardless of the unfortunate waste of time.
Soemthing of a bummer in your report their Ed, but the good news is that while there is some setback in time, the prognosis looks more promising all the time with the new lookby a better surgeon with great experience!
Seems that we often have to go that extra mile today for the 2nd opinion to get desired results in the medical community. Shame, but I'm encouraged to see you got better team this time!
hope things are getting alot better Ed
Scott
Things are progressing, but definitely a long road ahead. I really appreciate everyones Prayers and concerns. Big Ed
Long roads aren't all bad, Ed. it provides direction and purpose. Trad shooters know all about perseverance and committment.
You can and will do this.
Whatever we can do to help, reach out. Ask!
Prayers of thanksgiving that things continue to progress. Eat an elephant one bite at a time!
keep the Son in your eyes, bro!
I had another Surgeons appointment this afternoon and now have a surgery set for July 15th. Thanks to all for all the Prayers and Concern. Thanks Ed
Praises you found a better surgeon who knows his stuff...lots and lots of tiny bones in the hand! :eek:
Sorry you have to go backwards but the good news hidden in there is they seem to have caught the errors in time to fix them, even though you've lost some months of recuperative time...
It would have been worse (yes?) if they'd not found it and things have fused and arthritis set in and you could have been in worse pickle!
I can't imagine the frustration you feel, and not trying to minimize it Ed... But I do feel this sense of "hope" as I read your posts, albeit, a delay in recovery for an active chap as yourself!
Prayers for a good surgery (typed god surgery--maybe should have left that?) :)and for a quick healing this time!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Prayers for you brother
Update: Finally got the ok to start Passive Therapy and to begin strengthening my hand. I am looking forward to shooting again. It has been almost 9 months since I've even drawn a bow right handed. Lots of Therapy before I try shooting but I am definitely moving in the right direction. I just want to Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all the Prayers. I wish you all a safe and prosperous hunting season this year and those to come. Big Ed
Glad for you and prayers for continued healing.
Deer in PA are in deep trouble soon! :)
Excellent news, Ed! Thank you for the update!
So good to read that things are finally progressing after what I seem to recall was a botch job first go around and had to be re-done!
Congrats for keeping the faith! Lord smiles on those who walk in faith and are not detered!
Good on you!
Keep the Son in your eyes and prayers for continued progress!
Glad the sun's starting to shine on you Ed...
God bless !!!
Lanier
Thanks fella's
Keep the faith, Ed! You've come a long way, Baby! as thecommerical from days bygone used to say!
Hang in there! One handed if required! :)
Keep the Son in your eyes, brother!
Glad you are gaining ground. Hope you can get into the woods with your bow this year! Take care and go easy. Frank
hope the healing keeps getting better and faster
Thanks to all !!
Ed it's good to hear you're on the mend. Prayers for continued healing and God's best.