Tuesday, January 20, 2009

1/20/09 Update from Pretoria

I am sorry to be tardy in updating Jenn's blog - Brenda and I are both back at work now, and things are pretty hectic with work, running a household, keeping in touch with Jenn and the PC.

Jenn is doing ok, her voice is getting stronger, but she is still in a lot of pain - particularly in her back (where her ribs are broken) and her shoulders - they have not done anything yet for either of these, and are deciding whether or not to take care of them there, or send her back to the states.

She did have more sutures taken out from around her eye today, that the nurse missed, and they are looking back at her shoulder x-rays to see where the problem is.

Sunday, the "invalids" in the guest house went to the zoo for awhile - Jenn said the most interesting thing was a zebra-giraffe, and that it was good to get outdoors for awhile. They also get shuttled to the mall some, but Jenn can't stay long, and she is sleeping alot.

She still has not resolved her problem with outbound cell calls, but can receive incoming ones - the phone store is at the opposite end of the mall from where they are dropped off, and she is not strong enough to walk that far yet. She also has e-mail access, and is responding as she can to e-mails - I know she really enjoys receiving them.

Tomorrow she believes "Washington" will decide on her and Tim's fate - with his head injury, they may bring him back to the states, and they will decide on whether they will do Jenn's "medical separation" from the PC in Pretoria, or fly her back here and do the paperwork. She is pulling for back here, because she will be on the way three days more quickly, at least.

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