So, when can we stop the seizure medicine?

Probably the most positive result of Amy's surgery has been her cessation of seizures.  She had been having seizures about every 2 or 3 days and now she hasn't had one since her surgery!  Praise God for that!  So we asked her neurologist's nurse when he recommends tapering off seizure medicine after surgery.  The nurse said, "Oh, usually after 2 years!"  Bummer.  We were hoping for sooner.  I checked the literature and see that 2 years is a pretty common time-frame for post-surgical cessation of seizure meds, so I'm less hopeful that we can stop the medicines, but still thankful to see the seizures stopped for the moment.

Amy walked 16 miles last week for those who keep track of that sort of thing!

The Georges in Peru

By:
Allen & Mary Beth George

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.

Where are we?:

Working on Church Planting with SIM in Latin America, South America, Amazonas, Peru