The Georges in Peru
Church Service
Last night we took Amy to church. One of the kids asked, "What if she starts hallucinating and causes a commotion?" "I guess we'll have to take her out of the service." Unfortunately, about half-way through the 2nd hymn she started to say random things loudly and wanted to lie…
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He is Risen!
"I want to go to an Easter sunrise service!" demanded Amy. Hmm. Easter sunrise services (where one has a service outdoors to catch the sunrise) haven't really caught on yet in Arequipa. Okay. We can have our own. There is a 'Mirador' (a lookout point on top of a…
MoreFall
I wrote a blog entry about how well Amy was today, but as I was in the middle of writing it she managed to fall down and hit her head. For a little over a week she has either been too weak to get up or at least asked for help if she wanted to get up. I even stopped tying her to myself in bed…
MoreKind of the same
Yup. Not much else to say. Ate breakfast at the table. Napped. Took medicine for headache.
MoreWhy did you set 6 plates at the table?
When Ben came down for breakfast he asked, "Why did you set 6 plates at the table?" Amy hasn't been able to join us for 4 days because she has been so incapacitated by her condition, but this morning, she woke up alert, hungry and had some strength in her legs. "Mom's going to eat with…
MoreCheyne Stokes
First of all, if you are a medical person, don't let the title panic you. Yes, Amy is breathing in a Cheyne Stokes pattern, but at the same time she is talking and eating again and even realizes that she is Cheyne Stokes breathing. If you aren't a medical person, Cheyne Stokes…
MoreDoing much better
Last night, Amy slept well (with the correlate of: Allen slept well). Amazingly enough, she woke up this morning much more lucid, able to talk a bit, able to sit up and even stand for a bit! Her head is hurting very little. She has already drunk about 500ml of my home made…
MoreI'm the lucky one. I get to spend time with her.
After my mom died a year and a half ago I thanked my sister Carolyn for doing the majority of caring for her. I used the word 'burden' and she quickly corrected me, "It wasn't a burden. I was the lucky one. I got to spend time with her." At the time I thought it was a great…
MoreSaturday Update
Amy has gotten weak enough that she prefers to be carried up and down the stairs. She's light enough I can do it, though if there is one of the kids nearby, I have them help carry her. Today she vomitted twice. Once was right as we were starting lunch, so I felt sorry for her and…
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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.