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| Jekyll Island, September, 2017 Seth has been looking forward to his school field trip to Jekyll Island for months. He's my THIRD child, but my baby and, oh, I find this hard. So, I came along. Kind of. I'm staying nearby, The blades are whirring just in case he needs me. I packed my usual "just-in-case" first-aid kit. Here are some of the items that I might have packed in his suitcase: An assortment of bandages, gauze, and tape 3M Coban wrap cleansing towelettes syringe of saline to cleanse a wound antibiotic ointment Benedryl ibuprofen insect repellent sunscreen cold medication antacids I'm too embarrassed to say what else I've also packed "just-in-case." I'll just leave it at there's no need to call in medical supplies for anyone. I have enough for the whole middle school. Have mercy, I need help. |
I just called to see if Amy wanted to blog anything today, but at the moment she is talking on the phone to her wonderful friend, Deb Rose. Deb and her husband, Brian, used to live in Louisville several years ago. They were our very best friends. If I were talking to the Roses this evening, I would tell them that Amy is desperately scared. The docs have given her a very stiff dose of antibiotics, but as of this moment, her body temp is climbing once again. Her primary doctor told her he fears that this infection may be fungal in nature. I don’t completely understand all of the implications, except that we are shooting at this infection with our biggest guns, but it just keeps on coming. In her introspective manner, she shared with me today that if she had known she would lose her sight, she would have invested it more wisely in the things she read and watched: “What if I go completely blind and can’t read the Bible? I have to get more serious about memorizing.” This morning a do...
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