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I had
been busy with the folks from Minnesota and then with the medical mission. I
have been very busy following up with a few patients that the mission doctors
saw. That will be a full report in itself. Another lady is coming from Canada
on Friday. I will meet up with her on Saturday. A minister from Arizona may
be visiting soon.
The car battery died. The car wouldn't start a couple times and I got Aronis
to give me a jump. Third time he came the car just wouldn't turn over so I
was stranded and had to borrow/rent a car in order to have transportation to
buy a battery. My friends in Minnesota used to own a tire shop, and the
father told me I have two bald tires, need an oil change and the brakes are
going to the floor. Actually I had three bald tires and when I went to meet
them at the airport I had a blow out and the tire was running on threads. So,
I had to buy a used tire that was actually in pretty good shape.
Corinna and Andres are doing fine, as well as their family. Corinna's aunt
has been in and out of the hospital and isn't expected to live. Her parts are
just worn out.
Jacobo and family are doing great. He took them to a nice dinner for
Valentine's Day. Margaret told him she wanted to go to a nice restaurant.
Anny and grandmother are still in Boston last I heard.
Remember Jose Antonio? His mother and father got married on 5 Feb. after 13
years together. He had a checkup with the surgeon in Santo Domingo and doc
has ordered a ct scan (I think) of his throat. He has developed what I call
"chicken breast". Perhaps because he didn't get the proper
nutrients while he had the feeding tube. His baby teeth are all rotted and
look really bad, again I suspect from not getting proper nutrition. The
siblings have cavities but not like Jose Antonio's teeth.
Antonia's second cousin was at the hospital when I was there with one of the
patients. She asked me when I would be going to Santo Domingo again. I had to
tell her I couldn’t go with my car in the condition it's in. However, a group
of pediatric cardiologists are coming in early March and the two-year old who
needs a pace maker has an appointment to see them. Dra. Toribio asked me to
bring Antonia so the doctors can check her. I'll have to see.
It had been raining very hard for about three weeks. The day the folks
arrived from Minnesota it cleared up and didn't rain again until after they
left. The past two Sunday's it has rained kitty cats and puppy dogs. The streets
were so flooded it was nearly impossible to drive.
I will try to write more detail about the Minnesota friends. They have been
incredibly generous, sponsoring many families and helping me a lot. I really
appreciate it very much.
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