I'm OK, Jackie not so

It was Wednesday of last week that I fell down the stairs outside and for a day or so, the extent of damage was a matter of wait-and-see. I was able to put on shoes by Sunday, and by now, almost a week later, "estou pronto para outro" (I'm ready for the next one) as the Portuguese say.

We spoke with Jackie in England yesterday....she had another bad week. Her diabetes is so bad that the doctor started her right off with 38 units of insulin, rather than 10-15 and working up, as they normally try to do. He said she should have started insulin a couple of years ago, and now the problem is serious. The body is reacting to the large doses of insulin. The latest development is that her eyesight has been affected and she can't read a computer monitor, read, or watch TV. Do keep praying for her and Jaime.

A final note: today is our 42nd wedding anniversary. Eating dinner would be nice; eating out would be nicer, so will plan to do that. According to the newspaper, around midnight tonight there's supposed to be a meteor shower, which we might try to stay up for. But we'll have to go up into the mountains somewhere 1) to get away from the city lights and 2) to get above the layer of clouds that often hangs around the coast line. At the price of fuel, it might cost as much to drive up into the hills as it would to buy a couple of tickets to a movie. Of course, the producer and director of the show in the sky leaves all the competition far behind. His special effects are truly special.


P.S. Almost forgot...latest picture of Braewyn (2 days old), courtesy of her Uncle Jeff. About that bandage: the doctor went a little too deep with the scalpel when doing the C-section.