Today Amy got a follow-up MRI of her brain. She was scheduled to have it done on Wednesday, but yesterday she had a very bad day of nausea and vomiting, heachaches, ataxia (staggering) and lethargy so I called and asked them to do it today. The nice thing about getting an MRI in Peru, is that it is that easy. Plus it was only $254. In the US, the 'retail price' for Amy's last MRI was $3700, but the insurance company haggled them down to $2700. Still 1/10 the price here. We will get the results tomorrow, after 4 pm. Amy felt much better today (hardly any headache) but found that she can't send emails without help because her fingers don't go where her brain tells them to go. Thanks for all of your emails telling us that you are praying for us.
New MRI
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.