My gift from God to care for Luisito...

Hello Friends and Family,

I just wanted to let you all know that Luisito is fine but he did injure himself while playing at school on Friday. He was riding on a trike that has a taxicab attached. He was the passenger and fell off on a sharp turn.

I picked him up from school and took him to the doctor. He broke his right tibia bone (see picture below). The break was located towards the lower region of this bone. The tibia, or shinbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee and connects the knee with the anklebones.

The Doctor explained that the tibia bone in a person without any disability gets very little blood supply. In Luisito due to his Arthrogryposis he gets even less blood supply, due to lack of muscular tissue surrounding his bones in his right leg. The blood supply is an important issue because blood brings oxygen, which then allows for healing. The Doctor said Luisito should not walk on his leg for at least 2 weeks. He believes that Luisito should be in the cast for 3 months.

So hear are my concerns and what I ask of you all. He needs prayer probably I will need some prayer too. I am concerned about the healing of the tibia bone and I am concerned about his joints being fixed for such a long time. As all of you know Luisito has done amazing things and shown us answers to our prayers. He can walk, jump, and tries his best to keep up with his friends at school while running.

Please pray for his healing of the broken bone, that his joints will not lose any of the range that he has gained, and that he will not have to have surgery to release any tendons or muscles once they have been in this fixed position for so long. For me pray for patience, and physical strength and stamina.

Thank you & God Bless,
Diane N. Meza