[John Sabato]

This will likely be the last photo update... managed to catch a clear focus shot while redressing the wounds over the weekend... The slice at the base of the thumb is the work of the oven hinge... The other places are the cuts made by the surgeon for the repair work...

I still don't have *much* feeling in the thumb... and not able to see any movement of the top knuckle when I try to bend it... but the physical therapist says that it will all return if I do the exercises that have been prescribed... not a hundred percent, but at least a liveable result...

Thanks again to all of you for all your thoughts, encouragements, and prayers, they are appreciated more than you know...