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8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 1, 1996 Man endured long road to recovery From Page 1 upgraded to 30 per cent. Upon arrival home, Johnny spent another two weeks at our Community Memorial Hospital before being transferred to St. Michael's Hospital in To- ronto. At the city hospital, surgeons said they'd try to save the foot by using mus- cle grafts. They warned that if this didn't take, they'd have to amputate. The surgery involved re- moving a piece of the right side of Johnny's stomach muscle, about 26 centime- tres (10 inches) long and five centimetres (two inch- es) wide, then grafting it to his foot above the ankle. Although the surgery of- fered no guarantees, "everything clicked and knitted together," and his recovery has amazed eve- ryone, he said. Last Halloween, John- ny had a bone graft which saw surgeons remove bone from his right hip and fill in an area of leg above the foot that hadn't healed. "That was painful," he winced. "I was a miserable patient, and had had my fill of hospitals by then. Now walking on his in- # SHORE fis « This mailing was designed to ensure shopping is kept local. x if He was given little chance of walking dgain wi leg, Johnny has re- ntly returned to work. But he's been through a lot over the past few months. "At the Fletcher Allen Hospital surgeons had at- tached a steel rod called an external fixator to his mangled limb by screwing pins about 18 centimetres long into the heel, fibula -and tibia of his right leg. This steel rod was a per- manent part of his body until it was removed in ° mid-February. Again he winces as he recalls the day the pins were removed. He hadn't been given any type of pain killer for the proce- dure. "That was painful," he said, "but once the pins were removed the pain subsided." Next, a cast was ap- plied, and within a week Johnny was gingerly walking with the assis- tance of crutches. When the cast was re- moved in mid-April two hours of daily, gruelling physio started at Commu- nity Memorial Hospital. "That was tough," said Johnny. His foot hadn't moved for several months, and was painful to move. But he says his physio therapist, Sue, has been fantastic. - "She's been excellent helping me in my recov- ery." Johnny is still taking physio at the hospital twice a week, but also vis- its the gym at Delta Fit- ness daily. To keep the swelling down he applies ice to his ankle a couple of * times a day, too. "Bags of frozen veggies work well," he says. On Sept. 3, Johnny re- turned to work full-time at the IGA where he's in charge of payroll and sev- eral other office duties. IGA owner Jim Grieve, said he's glad his valued employee has made such an excellent recovery. "We sure missed him," Mr. Grieve said. "His per- sonality and attitude are top-notch around here." Johnny now has limited mobility in his ankle and toes. At a visit to his sur- geon, Dr. James Waddell, on Sept. 17, he was ad- vised to come back in three months time for a further assessment. At that time a decision will be made on any further surgery. Johnny's thankful for LET'S KEEP UEB& THE SHOPPING LOCAL Advertise Your Business through the mail 3 Cost 5¢ Per Coupon Mailed. Send as little as 350 coupons or as many as 11,000 = The choice is yours. "HOW WILL THIS MAILING HELP MY BUSINESS Many customers might not even know you exist. As like Whether you have a: his family and friends who've rallied around him. ; "T owe a lot of thanks to Ray. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't have aleg today," he said. And he gives a lot of credit to his-orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Wadde , and lastic surgeon, Dr. Alex agum, both of St. Mi- chael's. "They've been fantas- tic," he said. "It's amazing what they can do to the hu- man body," he mused. "They've repaired my foot by using other body parts." And Jim and Chris Grieve have been wonder- ful, too. After the accident Johnny was told by his boss to take all the time off he needed to make a com- plete recovery. Over the summer John- ny was golfing again, and is back to the same calibre he was before the acci- dent. "But now I ride a cart," he grins. "Before the accident al- ways thought I was invin- cible, but I've learned I'm not," he said. "But I'd sooner through a small amount of pain or discomfort rather than be minus a limb." ~ .. Let us show you how a bargain. Offering a discount percentage or a "Buy 1 get 1", will ensure you capture sales. (If you have a business that does not warrant a " Making everyone aware of who and + Store Front * Home Business 1) Describe your product(s)/service(s) as much as possible, 3) List address of your business, or possibly a map, 5) If offering a special - a Coupon Expiry Date is very important. 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