Amy drank very little today. Attempts to give her water were met with lots of gurgling and coughing because she can't swallow very well. Not surprisingly, since she can't eat or drink she's lost a lot of weight (over 20kg) She only weighs 42.7 kg (94 pounds) now. To keep bedsores from forming, we try to change her position every couple of hours and move her legs and arms because she seems to get stiff. The nystatin drops solved the thrush problem in her mouth, so that is a very good thing. Alas, we'll take whatever good we can get.
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The Georges in Peru
About Us
We are Allen and Mary Beth George from Nebraska and Manitoba respectively. Allen has been serving in Peru with SIM since 2000 when he arrived with his late wife, Amy. Mary Beth has been serving in Peru since 2005. Sarah & Zach are both in their medical residencies in Chicago (Sarah in emergency medicine and Zach in family medicine). Ben is working for Ahlstrom-Munksjö in Taylorville, Illinois. Mia is in her 2nd year studying physical therapy at Loma Linda U. in California. Paul works as a programmer at Epic in Madison, Wisconsin.
What are we doing?
The Georges are church planting in Punta de Bombón, a town about about 6000 people on the coast of Peru.