A siege of illness

Evelyn has been ill for a while.  First, she has been concerned about a red spot on her right shoulder.  It is about the size of a dime but doesn’t seen to be getting smaller.  We went to an appointment with a dermatologist who said he should take a biopsy.   We have the appointment for Tuesday December 9 in Weslaco.  It will be some time before the result will be returned from the lab.  She is at risk because of her having beast cancer some years ago.   After learning that, we went to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with our friends, Don and Janice Waters at their home in Rio Hondo.  Their son, wife and 4 grandchildren were there too.   The oldest grandson plays on the local football team which was in a state tournament, and we agreed to go see him play on Saturday.   We met them and drove 80 miles to Kingsville for the game.  It was warm but breezy.  The game was not vey good and our team lost.  The big disappointment, however, was that Evelyn  must have picked some virus blowing in the air.  By Sunday evening she began to get sick.  Monday morning, she was too sick to get out of bed.  The same thing Tuesday.  She took some acetomedephen but didn’t have much relief.  I have never seen her so helpless and weak.  I took care of the meals and everything for 2 days.  Finally, I convinced her to go to the doctor.  She has to use a nebulizer and takes some prednisone.  She became dizzy after the treatments and shakes when she holds things.  I think she will have to  return to see about these side effects.  I also got a call from Llano Grande park asking me to substitute for a pastor that had to cancel.  I like to preach there after my regular service and have been able to meet several of the people who worship there.  I just finished preparations and am not satisfied.