Hunter’s update tonight isn’t about surgery results… it’s about something almost just as important: life returning.
And in the middle of everything, his family just added another name to the prayer list — a little boy fighting his own battle.
Tonight’s update on lineman Hunter Alexander brought something people haven’t seen much of lately:
A little laughter.
A little movement.
And a reminder that even in the middle of a brutal medical fight, Hunter is still Hunter.
His father shared a lighthearted moment today — joking about Hunter’s “GI results” — after Hunter got bored from sitting in his hospital room for too long. And honestly, that boredom might be the most encouraging sign of all.
Because boredom means he’s awake.
It means he’s alert.
It means his spirit is still fighting.
According to the update, Hunter got into his chair, and his nurse rolled him to the doorway so he could socialize with the nurses, stay connected, and even remain closer to the bathroom.
It wasn’t a major medical breakthrough.
But it was a major emotional one.
A moment of normalcy in a life that has been anything but normal since the day Hunter was critically injured while restoring power during the winter storm.
Surgery Still Set — First Case in the Morning
While today brought some laughter, tomorrow brings something serious.
Hunter is now NPO after midnight and is expected to be the first case in the morning for another irrigation and debridement surgery.
That means the clock resets again.
Another operation.
Another round of waiting.
Another moment where the family holds their breath, praying this one goes smoothly.
His father said today felt like another answered prayer — and now they’re asking for prayers again tomorrow, specifically that there will be no complications during the procedure so the next major phase of recovery can finally begin:
Skin grafting.
That’s the turning point everyone has been waiting for.
Because grafting doesn’t happen until doctors are confident the wounds are clean, stable, and free of dangerous necrotic tissue. Until then, the medical team has to keep doing the hard part — removing what the body can’t save.
Tomorrow’s procedure matters.
A lot.
Support Continues to Lift Him Up
Hunter’s family also expressed gratitude for the nonstop support pouring in — the messages, the prayers, the encouragement, and the visits that are helping keep Hunter’s spirit strong.
Today, one of Hunter’s lineman buddies and his wife came by, and the family said it truly made his day.
They specifically thanked:
Michael and Dana Davis
Small moments like visits and gifts may not change medical outcomes, but they absolutely change something just as important:
Hope.
Because when a person is fighting to save their arms and rebuild their future, the reminder that they are loved and supported can be powerful medicine.
A Heartbreaking Story Emerges From the Same Hospital
But tonight’s update carried something heavier too.
Hunter’s father shared that earlier this week, many people heard about a toddler who was electrocuted by a downed wire. He later realized the child’s family was in the same hospital as Hunter.
After receiving a message from a longtime friend who had worked with the child’s father, Hunter’s father reached out and found the family today.
And what he discovered was emotional.
The little boy is improving — but still restless, as any child would be while recovering from such a traumatic injury.
His name is:
Wesson Roark
And his parents are:
David and Kaitlyn Roark
Hunter’s father asked permission from the family to share their story, so that everyone praying for Hunter could also lift up this child and his parents.
Because pain doesn’t just strike one family at a time.
And sometimes tragedy connects people in the most unexpected places — like hospital hallways.
Two Battles, One Hospital, One Prayer List
Tonight’s update is a reminder that while Hunter’s story has touched thousands, he isn’t the only one fighting behind those hospital doors.
There’s another family — another child — trying to heal.
And now, the prayer list grows.
Because that’s what communities do in moments like this.
They carry each other.
Hunter is facing surgery again in the morning.
Wesson is still recovering.
And two families are holding onto hope in the same hospital — fighting different battles, but needing the same thing:
Healing.
Strength.
And a miracle.
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