Update on David's Health

We had a "fun" day in Santiago this week. It was time for David's six-week post-Kawasaki treatment echocardiogram to make sure his heart and associated blood vessels had not been damaged by the Kawasaki. Read this blog entry about his illness. I (Roy) had to get some dental work done and Rebeca had to have a little lab work done to follow up with a doctor's visit last week. We had a good plan we thought: get to Santiago about 10am, get the echo done, give a blood sample at the same hospital, get some lunch, do a little Christmas shopping, then go to the dentist. The plan didn't quite work out. My dental checkup ended up being dental surgery. The echo didn't happen until the time of my dental fun, so Rebeca had to handle alone both Daniel the explorer and David the uncooperative unhappy patient, then wait a couple of hours for my ordeal to end and for me to pick them up.

But the good news was worth it. David god a clean bill of health! His heart suffered no damage in his bout with Kawasaki. We are done giving him daily doses of aspirin and having him bleed and bruise more easily than normal. We had been pretty optimistic that this would be the result, but receiving it still was a burden released. We are thankful. Thank you for your prayers during this process!