Medical Update
This has been a week end of hospital ministry! Pilar and Mecho’s mother continues to be in ICU recxovering from a heart attack. Her situation has been complicated by a sepsis infection. Her leg just got eaten up with infection so quickly. It seems they have gotten the infection at least to the point where it isn’t spreading but they are not sure they can save the infected (right) leg. She is 81 years old and diabetic to complicate things even further. She was complaining of pain in her leg yesterday which I took to be a good sign. Thier brother is still awaiting word to see if he will have open heart surgery this week. If not now, the doctors say they are coming back in July and will operate on him then.
Milagros (the lady who owns th colmado) at Villa de Yaque is a new grandmother again. her daughter had a cesarian yesterday morning- it was almost a month earlier than they anticipated but the little girl was born a healthy 7 pounds. They rode into Santiago on motorscooters at 4am. I was appalled! But at least by the time I found out about that they were safe at the hospital!
I appreciate your prayers for these dear friends. I have had more contact with hospital than I like. It is an institution that has so many deficiencies it is maddening, and yet everyday it is full of people receiving some level of medical care that they wouldn’t otherwise receive and for that I have to give thanks.
