So this week has been crazy in a bad and good way. I told you last week that Vance was going to get treated for some bumps on his skin and so thats what we did. Last monday we had him treated by a dermatologist and she applied the saliva from beetles(very very poisonous) which causes a little blister to draw out the head of the bumps so that they will fall off and disappear. Come to find out, you are only supposed to treat no more than 10 at a time and the doctor treated about 50 on Vance's abdomen and about 10 on his arms. He began to pee blood and have really high fevers. We ended up in the ER and the Vance was hospitalized for 5 days because the poison had put blisters on his kidneys and bladder and left his skin with 2nd degree chemical burns. The burns were bad enough that we were almost transferred to the burn unit up at primary children's in SLC. Can you say malpractice?!?
We are very very upset to say the least. This shouldn't have happened. He is now in an outpatient situation where we go in and he gets sedated to change his bandages because they are so painful still and too intense for me to change the dressings. The burns look way way better now than they did. Luckily, children grow skin very quickly so he has healed much quicker than everyone thought he would. We are very grateful for good nurses and to be able to stay in a very nice hospital. Most countries don't get room service when they are staying in a hospital. We are grateful for his quick recovery and that he is so happy still. He is skeptical of all nurses and doctors now and screams when we even go near the burns. I feel so bad for him.
I got a very small glimpse of how the Heavenly Father felt when he saw his son suffering and couldn't do anything about it. I wanted to take all the pain away from Vance and switch positions with him. I have shed so many tears and my love has increase immensely for the Savior and for Heavenly Father.
Anyway, we have some decisions to make about legal things. We are not sure what to do quite yet. We are just trying to focus on Vance and getting him healed.
So is this transfer week? Did you get a new missionary to train? I am excited for you to be able to have a greenie who is excited to be there (hopefully) and that you can get back on the positive side of missionary work. I am grateful for you and your letters each week. I know how hard it can be to pull the weight of another, I did it all through high school, but I am sure you are better for doing it. I am sure you have learned to be a lot more patient and understanding through your experiences.
Well, I know you don't have a ton of time. We love you. Keep working hard! I have put some of the pictures of Vance in this email... they are kind of graphic. Love you:)
Ches,
I feel so bad for my little buddy! I wish I could hug him and tell him I love him.
Tell him for me. Those pictures were bad! I hope he heals up, I know he's a trooper.
I was really nervous about it at first. In training a fresh missionary you can honestly make or break their mission, and heavily influence their life, so it is a big responsibility.
Something I have learned though: Whom the Lord calls, he qualifies for his work.
This means if we have complete trust in him, He will make up the difference when we fall short, and that is always through the atonement of Christ. So when I work hard to prepare to train, even if it is super inadequate, the Lord teaches him what he needs to know through the spirit.
I have a real testimony of that, and I am learning at a much deeper level how to give my will to God's. I love you Chels.
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