Michael is Mending Well!

I wrote earlier about my caregivers son getting shot twice. The woman who shot him, from all indications, was shooting to kill. You don't shoot someone twice, both times in the back and not have intenions of killing the victim.

The good news this morning is he is mending well, even went back to school a half day last Friday. Here he had been shot twice 3 weeks earlier and back in school. I told his mother yesterday that "God just did not want Michael right now. HE reached down and saved his life for a REASON!"

Peggy is really having a harder time dealing with this than her son. I know a mom gets emotional when you talk about possibly losing a son. She is back at work, and has been since Tuesday afternoon, and a welcome relief to me and Ms Rebecca who stepped to care for mom during her absence.

Peggy told me Friday afternoon, that I need to see the wounds on Michael's arm and back and chest. The first bullet hit the fleshy part of his right arm and passed through without hitting a bone or vein or artery. The second shot hit Michael right in the middle of his back and tansversed sideways coming out just in front of his left arm pit. Again, this did not hit an artery or his heart but went through his left lung and exited cleanly.

The miraculous part of this was the ambulance took him to UAB in downtown Birmingham where there is a trama unit to deal with this type of injury. The doctors were called to the ER and he was treated there, closed the wounds, Xrays, and inserted a chest tube to reinflate his left lung. This 15 year old was playing cards with his friends and family on his hospital bed two days later.

If you are ever ask about knowing about a miracle or hearing of one, you now have. I learned too, that Michael took the 38 revolver away from the woman keeping her from shooting him again. Is that not strength and courage! He is 15!

Edwina is in the county jail in Birmingham and will remain there until the grand jury meets on March 24th where she will be charged with pre-mediated murder. She had told Michael's mother the night before that she was going to find a way to hurt Michael's father who had left 2 weeks prior! Is that not premediated! Is that not planned!

Peggy has talked to the DA and the detective handling the case and she will remain in jail, and there has been a restraining order placed on her to keep her away from that family should for any reason she be granted bail. Her bail is set at $400,000 to make sure she stays in jail where she cannot hurt anyone!

Keep Michael in your prayers. He is doing well, will be able to resume normal physical activity in 3 to 4 weeks. After his last check up Tuesday, it was McDonalds, then egg rolls from his favorite Chinese Resturant then a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts and a gallon of milk from Bruno's. It looks like he will be OK!...Jeff Nutter, Jr.

 Hey Paul

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