The Georges in Peru
You can't get lost!
"It is well-marked, so you can't get lost!" announced the race director of the 11-km trail run right before we started the race. I joked to the guy standing beside me, "I'll just follow the guys ahead of me!" This was a good strategy until shortly after running past a bunch of…
MoreNot much to report
Amy didn't do much today. Just kind of slept quietly. Drank a little water and juice.
MoreDrinking and Smoking!
Okay, not smoking, but Amy did drink a lot more liquids today and ate 2 bites of icecream. She had company today (two women came and sat and chatted with Sarah in Amy's room), which I think makes her happy. She seemed to smile at different things that they said. Last night I slept…
MoreCan't drink
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…
MoreUgh! Those taste nasty!
Amy's clearest speech is when she is affronted with some negative stimulus. Attempts to move her are invariably met with, "Ow, that hurts!" This morning when I gave her ground up hydrocodone tablets, she grimaced and said, "Ugh! Those taste nasty!" Other than that, she's…
MoreIs she breathing?
That is the question I have everytime I look at Amy, whether I am sitting beside her or coming back into our room. Most of the time I have to wait quite a while for the answer to my question since she takes big pauses in her breathing. Today she's been pretty out of it, but did manage…
MoreOut and About
Last night, Rachel, a fellow missionary (and nurse) watched Amy while I directed our chess club we have for neighborhood kids. She gave us good advice for positioning Amy to help her bedsores stop advancing and she also pointed out that we could get her some antifungal solution for her mouth…
MoreResting quietly
During Amy's bath I was massaging her feet and she cried out, "Ow that hurts!" quite clearly. Her right heel was red and tender and looking like a bedsore is trying form. Seemed odd to us, since she can still move her right leg a little bit and it had a cushy sock on and there is so…
MoreThe 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.