Jeff.

Jeff broke his ankle twice on his mission,

many, many years ago.

It's gotten so much worse over the years

and frequently his ankle "goes out".

He could hardly walk

without his ankle twisting

and hurting.

Finally, 

he had surgery 

last night

to fix it.

The orthopedic surgeon 

said it was the worst ankle 

he's ever worked on.

Jeff's tendons

were almost non existent.

Paper thin and non-functional.

They had to use

a cadaver tendon

to help keep his ankle

in place.

When I think of where it came from,

it touches my very soul

that someone donated 

their organs

and other tissue 

to help someone

they don't even know.

It's not a heart

nor a kidney 

or other vital organ

but to Jeff

in the very near future

it will mean more freedom

of movement and

less pain

and will be 

a gift we will

always remember.

Thank you.