Mia "Rocks" On!

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Mia, the Clever Dog!

Well, its Thursday and we have to look in on Mia to see if the staple has passed.  I saw Randy and Susan last night and they assured me that Mia was doing great.  If you are not sure what has happened up to this date, you need to read the previous post about how Mia ate a filet mignon (with a staple in it to hold the bacon) down like a Great Blue Heron eats a fish… in one gulp!  We had a great Wednesday night get together with friends and family. Susan told me that her Women's circle group at the church was praying for Mia's staple to pass without causing harm.  Folks, the power of prayer is great and should be used often and regularly.  The Wednesday night at the Knopp's tradition started years ago when our church had to shut down their Wednesday night dinners and service for remodeling of the building.  We at the Knopp house hold enjoyed this middle of the week get together so much that we kept it going at our house.  Over the years it has become a tradition and over the years we have had some pretty good times on Wednesday evenings.  Some of them are large gatherings as everyone is invited (please let me know if you are coming so I can plan ahead), but most of them are a quaint gathering of friends and family.  If you have not tried this type of tradition, I highly recommend it as a great way to come together and a great way to re-energize the middle of the week!

Ok, back to Mia.  We took some radiographs of her abdomen to see where the dreaded staple was.

Staple in the Stomach with Food on Sunday.

Staple in the end of the tract ready to come out on Thursday!

As you can see the staple has moved through the whole GI tract and is now ready to exit the system.  I would love to take credit for this miraculous event but again it is a great tribute to the power of prayer!  Anyway, I texted Susan that things were going fine and that no surgery was required.  She was relieved and thanked me for the news.  The best part of the whole thing was that Mia walked out of the hospital with a little extra "swagger" in her step… yes she is a clever dog!

Have a great rest of the week and remember to pray for our projects… Bye for now, Robin