Bunionectomy - Get the Good Word Out

I have been so pleased about the great results from my foot sorgery for a bunion. As you may know, I discovered this doctor in Westerville, Ohio, Dave Buchan, who performed surgery on the foot of a friend for a bunion. As a result of her recommendation, I also had him perform surgery on my left foot. He is one of only 5-6 surgeons in the United States who perform this relatively new (1989) procedure for correcting bunions and the congenital drifting of the toes. Dr. Buchan learned the procedure from a doctor at the University of Chicago while serving under him for some advanced surgical studies. I wish I could somehow get the word to anyone out there who is suffering with this same problem. He is very good at it. He performs hundreds of these surgeries a year. There was no post-operative pain. Mechanically my foot is now able to move and function as it is supposed to. To think that I was going to have an orthopedic surgeon break and fuse my foot; what a mistake that would have been. Dr. Buchan can be reached at (614) 890-7224.

College Decision Time

Scott would rather not be bothered with anything, but what he is supposed to be doing on his mission. That said, he must make a choice as to which college he will attend in the fall after he returns from Chile in August. For his first choice he will have to return a couple of weeks early. Here are his top two choices in the order of preference (right now at least):

Utah Valley University will require him to come home early a couple of weeks, but it would allow him to room with his best friend, Jake Pettigrew, who is on his mission in Germany and will be attending BYU - Provo. If he and his mission president decide not to come home earlier than his release date of August 25th, then he will attend BYU-Hawaii for a year or so, before coming back to Columbus to attend THE Ohio State University.

Scott is okay going somewhere else for a while, but as a born and bred Buckeye, he has NO intention of graduating anywhere else, EXCEPT Ohio State. So, while we await to hear from Scott on his decision, we offer him our prayers for his growth and success as one of the Lord's missionaries.

Elder Dehner Update

For more detailed information on Elder Scott Dehner, go to www.scottdehner.blogspot.com

Our son, Scott, has now been transferred to Teno, Chile on his mission. His new companion, Elder Arellano is from Ecuador and also comes from a family of four children (2 boys and 2 girls) just like Scott. Scott is enjoying being his companion, but says that he is pretty green......like a "little birdie" who has just left the nest. They are in an area that has just reopened after being closed for 5 years due to apostasy problems among the members. Elder Dehner and Elder Arellano are doing most all their work among the members. The Teno Branch has a President assigned from Curico which is about 30 minutes to the south. They have had one baptism of an older boy (Claudio) of a member family since being there.

Claudio and his family

Here are some additional pictures of Teno.........

Teno Chapel

Teno Aerial - 6,700 people

Smart Horse - cool shade & grass to eat

Eating Humitas