Go Forward with Faith: 8th Transfer: Week 2 ~ A Week of Surprises!

So this week has been a week of surprises. Let me try to update you on what took place.

--> My new companion's back has been hurting her for a while, even to the point where it hurt her to move. We didn't know what to do. I made her hot herbal tea and boiled hot water to dampen a washcloth so we could put that on her back hoping that would work. Since we didn't have hot water I boiled up 3 pots of water at a time and filled up the bath (that took a while haha). The bath she said helped her for a little bit but NOTHING worked. We took her to see this one doctor and she pretty much told her "well it may be bruised but even if it is broken there is nothing I can do. I will give you this donut foam pillow". She didn't say those exact words but in essence she told her it would have to heal on its own.

A day passed and the pain got worse and worse by the minute. She cried throughout the night....alllllllll niiiigggghhhhttt due to the pain that she was feeling. She did not get 1 hour of sleep that night. So I called President Brown that morning and told him what was going on. He then called the area doctor who is in the Dominican Republic. The doctor gave us a call and I had to explain everything that was going on and he then told me to find an orthopedic surgeon. I was like oh no.... so I called Sister Reid (since she is a nurse) and she told me that I would need a referral to get her into see an Orthopedic Surgeon. By this time Sister Mouritsen was just beside herself. She was crying and yelling due to the pain. Oh man, it was like a horror movie! So I just rushed her to the emergency room and

Sister Mouritsen....she's doing better!

before I knew it the doctor came and told me that she needed surgery. She had a really bad infection that was getting bigger and bigger and they needed to wash it out. It is called Pits. Pits are made by the tail bone rubbing on the tissue. In these pits infection had grown to a pretty large size. My poor companion.

I had to call President Brown about everything that was going on and he let me know very boldly that I am her guardian and that Salt Lake, the area doctor, him, and Sister Mouritsen's family are waiting to know what is going on

Our view outside the hospital room

and that I needed to act as if he was here. So I had to get every little detail about what was exactly going on in surgery and so forth. They needed to know that the doctors did everything properly so they could decide on whether or not she needed to get sent home. So at that moment I was soooo stressed out. PLUS they were so dang rude. They didn't make anything else easier for me. I had to ask everything. What medication they were giving her because she stayed overnight in the hospital. I had to ask for a surgical report and what medications they will be putting her on after she gets out. Man...they got tired of me real fast. I tried not to give them attitude back but they were so rude. We even asked if she could get a blessing before surgery and the nurse didn't answer us at first. She then said that when they take her up to the room she will have 5 minutes before they take her in. We were like fine ----.----. I hope I never have to go to the hospital here oh goodness. Also, I am still waiting on a surgical report. I have asked for it a billion times and when I took her in for her check up the doctor said "oh, I didn't know I had to write one out.. next time when you come I can give it to you." This doctor...Nosa....

The beast!

Now she is on 5 different medications. Beolgin, Cleocin, Valtaren etc. I forgot what the others are called. I wanted to sound very smart:). BUT all is well with her. She got home Thursday and is now sitting on her donut pillow right here with me talking to her family. She was able to call home twice...after her surgery and when she got home. She had to stay in bed for the rest of the week so we didn't get any work done but we did do our best to occupy ourselves. I was reading Revelations 13 to Sister Mouritsen so we decided that I would describe the beast to her and (since she is an artist) she would draw it out hahaha. Talk about being bored!! So John saw this huge creepy lookin beast comin out of the water. He decides to count all the horns, the heads and the crowns HAHA. So she drew John looking at this beast and counting. We had a good laugh.

We have to pick up President Brown today at the airport. He is flying in to do some branch business here in good ole Nassau so it will be good to see him today after a stressful week. |He (and everyone) is still thinking about sending her home for recovery which would stink. If that happens then I probably will be staying here for another transfer. We will just have to wait and see.

--> I also started this thing with Sister Lewis. Before Sister Bailey left a sister of the branch gave her a big horse to give to one of her family members. She couldn't fit it in her suitcase so I started hiding it in the other sisters room and now its kind of like a hide and seek thing with the horse. Whoever finds the horse gets to hide it next HAHA. What missionaries do for entertainment I swear. Also, when I took Sister Lewis to an appointment to see our little recent convert Shanae, her little brother Shawn came out to sit with us. In the middle of the lesson he stands up and goes to the grass right next to us (cause we teach her outside on the porch) and he pulls down his pants and starts peeing!!! I was in shock. Sister Lewis and I were like "what did we just witness here?!" hahahahaha....oh my goodness.

Wellll thats pretty much all what had happened this week. If I think of anything else though I shall let you know :)

Can't wait to hear all about your week!!! I continue to pray for all of you. I hope you guys will have an amazing weeeeeeeeeek!! I need to go clean the car now since we are picking up President Brown around 3. haha!!

LOVE YOU MY MOM AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY!!

-Sis Judd

So we were trying to make Raspberry Duff.

We didn't really have the tools to make it but we found what we could use. HAHA