March 9, 2006

  • Michael in Stephenville.  We have been running hard and fast at home and at school.  Lya has not gone to school all week because if her illness.  Yesterday, we took her to the doctor who diagnosed her with "the Stephenville crud," a virus that apparently is wreaking havoc in Stephenville and the surrounding area, characterized by a pretty persistent fever that tends to spike in the evening and night (so that Lya often wakes me up in the middle of the night complaining of headache, etc., and gets stuffed full of Tylenol in return.)  Needless to say, we have not been getting much sleep.  Yesterday, she called me at school and was talking to me when she began crying, saying, "Daddy, I wish I was at school.  It is so much more fun than being sick at home alone.  But I REALLY don't want to be sick over spring break [next week]."  At this point she really began crying hard.  The doctor prescribed an antibiotic for her yesterday (for $70!!!) that hopefully will get her back on her feet quickly.


    We called Lorena yesterday, and she was sounding great.  Alma took the call, and Lorena's nurse Rosalba served as moderator for the call.  Lorena was cheerful and upbeat, and we had many good laughs.  She did not cry even once, which was wonderful.  Hopefully, she will continue to improve and our communications will become easier.  We are all anxiously awaiting the day that she will talk again.


    I saw Grace Schouten the other day, and she said that Bill's surgery had gone very well.  Duane Godwin is hanging in there and slowly regaining his strength.  Duane Hutchins is "hanging in there."  All are in our prayers...