Man, what a sad education! Im cleaning my friends open wound every 4 hours. His blood sugar is so high (over 300) that there's not much chance it will heal. He has no money, no family in this country, and can't get it together enough to even eat right or take his medicine when he should. He is in major pain. He fell after the surgury and broke all the stitches open. The only fix is a graft. His mother lost both legs-same thing-in Mexico.

His children say they don't want him to come home. At 37, he thinks his life is over.

Luckily, there is an organization affiliated with a local University that provides fee based care. They show respect for their clients. I don't know what people like this would do without this kind of service. I'm taking him to daily appointments, and they're doing what they can, but they are a family health practice, and this is way more serious than what they usually handle.

Please, please take care of yourselves !


Russ