SAT . Graphic Reality, Growing Hope: Injured Lineman Hunter Alexander Faces Surgery, Pain — and Progress
By Staff Writer
Newly released photos reveal the harsh reality facing 24-year-old lineman Hunter Alexander — images so graphic they’ve been blurred out of respect. What lies beneath isn’t easy to look at. But the story behind them matters.
Early this morning, Hunter underwent his fifth surgery in an ongoing fight to save his hands.
Doctors say the news is cautiously encouraging. On Hunter’s right hand, the tissue appears healthy. The fasciotomy sutures have been removed, the incisions are holding, and careful wound care has begun — twice daily — as the rebuilding process moves forward.
On the left arm and hand, surgeons were able to partially close several incisions. Remaining open areas were treated with Restrata Matrix sheets, and a wound vacuum was reapplied to support healing.
The photos are difficult. But the words that followed brought a moment of relief:
No necrotic tissue.
Viable healing tissue.
Progress.
Still, progress comes at a cost.
Hunter’s pain remains severe. His father didn’t soften the truth — the pain in Hunter’s left arm is a 10 out of 10. Deep muscle pain combined with sharp nerve pain. The kind that drains everything a person has.
Doctors expect the next surgery in about a week. If the pain can be controlled, there is cautious hope Hunter may be allowed to return home between procedures and manage the wound vac as an outpatient. Right now, even that possibility feels monumental.
Today, the family has one clear request:
Please pray for pain relief — not just healing, but mercy from the pain as his body fights to recover.
This is the same young lineman who climbed into danger during a brutal ice storm so others could have heat and light. He did his job when it mattered most.
Now, as the pain remains heavy but healing has finally begun, one question lingers:
What would you want Hunter to know right now?
