Greetings from Uganda,
I realize it has been 48 days since my last update, and so much has taken place during that time; however, I do apologize to those of you who were faithfully following, and I hope that you will once again check in on this blog.
On March 15, my sister Diane from Baton Rouge arrived for a two week stay. We accomplished so much while she was here and she was able to participate in the many activities and programs of IAM. Unfortunately, two days before her departure date of March 29, she got seriously ill with pneumonia and ended up in a hospital in Kampala for five days. Once back home at my house, she still had a recovery period of about 5 days as we attempted to get her well enough to fly home.
My sister Sally met her in Amsterdam to accompany her to the US. Diane was very very sick, but we were blessed that there was a retired lung specialist from Manchester, England, who was doing TB research in our hosptial and he was able to care for Diane and advise us. Diane has been under the care of lung specialist in the US and is now, for the first time since being ill, beginning to feel stronger and resume her activities.
But while she was here, prior to becoming sick, she was strong, active, and such a blessing to me and the Ugandans. The pictures above tell some of the story of her trip and all that we did!