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Gender: Female

Status: Divorced

Ethnicity: Hispanic

Religion: Christian/Protestant

Location:
Louisiana
United States

School:
Global College of Natural Health

Work:
Nutrition Counselor and Fitness Trainer

Hometown(s):
New Orleans, LA
Mission, TX
Tampico, Tempoal, Mexico

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Travel, Mission Trips, Outdoors, Photography, Reading, Writing, Music, Concerts, The Arts, Geneaology, the beach, the mountains, the country

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Our hotel in Cheboksary

Group pic at Red Square

Me and a friend with a Russian interpreter

Riding the Trolley Car

McDonald's in Cheboksary

Me with my interpreter

Picnic on the Volga River

St. Basil's in Red Square

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CJ did well with the last procedure. The fluid was drained from around the wound and the abcesses are healing well. Between that and the infection clearing, his white blood cell count dropped dramtically. He came home from the hospital Friday night.It was so good to finally bring him home after two long weeks! I don't know if anyone is familiar with n "open wound", but I sure wasn't. Because of the staples being removed just a few days after the surgery because of infection under the skin, CJ now has an open wound. Once it is opened back up that way, it can not be reclosed with staples or stiches again. So, the wound has to be packed and a "wound vac" is attached into it with a tube to drain fluid out and keep it from drying out. He also has another tube attached to continue draining out the fluid that had built up around the wound. Home Health Care will come out twice a week to tend to the wound and make sure everything is going okay. When the wound has to be fooled with, he is in terrible pain! He has pain meds and 3 different antibiotics to fight off infection. He can eat pretty much what he wants now, but doesn't have much of an appetite after not eating for 2 weeks. He can walk around slowly and carefully, but he gets dizzy and tired easily. He really can't do much of anything right now but watch TV and play games on the computer. The doctors say it will be a slow healing process, but I choose to believe the report of the Lord! CJ has defied everything else the docs said so far! From the way everything happened, CJ should not be alive right now! He is truly a miracle! I am so thankful to God for all He has done! He is so faithful!

Please continue the prayers because CJ still does have a ways to go yet. He gets frustrated and fearful at times. He has been thru a traumatic experience and he has been a real trooper! He surely is a lot tougher than I ever was! Also, keep praying for me since I have to go back to work later this week. I have to get back in the routine of getting up at 3AM again!
I want to thank everyone again for the countless ways you have blessed, strengthened and encouraged us! We could never have made it thru this without you! The most important thing was the prayers that were coming even from around the world! You may never know this side of Heaven the impact your prayers have made! But, I can tell you that those prayers saved a life ~ the life of my son ~ and I will be forever grateful!

Added: July 22, 2008
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TicketToHeaven says:

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Posted: August 31, 2008 2:43AM EDT

Tinky says:

Have a wonderful weekend.

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Posted: August 29, 2008 10:56PM EDT

Grandma-Hippie says:

Hi Cheryl, it's been a while since I last "talked" to you. I'm just stopping by to say "Hi" and wish you and yours a great weekend and upcoming week.
Take Care and God Bless,
Kathy

Posted: August 22, 2008 9:53PM EDT