Fall 2014 update (finally!) - Life and Mom....
Could it really have been over 14 months since an update? Yikes.
The good news, then some really sad news to report and a tribute.
Kenya 2014 - Yes before the Ebola scare I traveled to Kenya in February of this year to look at several potential projects in support of Dr. Omoto as well as to visit Nehemiah International, the farm in Miwani. I traveled with Greg Livdahl our Chairman of the Board (his first time ever to Europe and Africa!). We had a fabulous time; visiting many clinics and hospitals to look at their challenges. Teaching on Emergency Medicine trauma topics (primarily motorcycle trauma); and a great visit to the farm. The students we support are doing well, as we were able to meet several of them. The farm itself is seeking outside support as our funding (shrinking) is directed more to the students and to the medical work of the Nehemiah clinic and Dr. Omoto.
The Book - I did finish my first rough draft in December of 2013. Editing has been slow - - very slow. Excuses, excuses, well YES! Kenya, life, bicycling (I did reach again over 2000 miles on the road - now my second year in a row), intensive care for our Bernese Mountain Dog from January til August (at which point, sadly, he needed to be put down), and within a week of that, and most vitally important, my dear mother was diagnosed with stage 4 Endometrial cancer (Uterine).
She elected, after surgery, to have Hospice care only, and declined chemotherapy. Fortunately she suffered minimal pain and distress, did get to say her goodbyes to everyone, and thanks to incredible support was able to remain at home throughout it all. Sadly she has left us - free of this life as of October 31, 2014. I am grieving, and yet filled with the memory and spirit of her. The Obituary I wrote, a tribute, to follow.....
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