part 2

This morning, we met all 40 people in this months group - 20 MS patients and 20 carers plus all of the medical staff.  We had a video presentation and time for questions. It was all very reassuring. It's a very efficiently run organization. I had MRI's this afternoon. what should have taken 1 1/2 hours ended up with me in the tube for 2 1/2 hours! My leg kept spasming causing the technician to keep repeating in order to get clear pictures. He finally pulled me out and put weights on my leg to hold me still. I absolutely hate MRI's! I was so glad to get out of that tube. The technician was great though, because he let me listen to my choice of music thru headphones... James Taylor and Rich Mullins. We were done for the day and back at the apartment by 3:40. I had a short nap, and Steve made supper. Time for Netflix. Here is a view from our apartment shortly after sunset. It's the Popocatepetl, an active volcano and South America's tallest Ferris Wheel. Goodnight from Mexico!

Mexico City and on to Puebla... part 1

Our daughter, Lindsay got us to the airport in St. Louis by 5 AM. My brother, Edwin and his wife Joanne were there to see us off. We had an hour + delay because the pilot's tablet which he uses to chart the course wouldn't boot up. After he fixed that, he announced that we were ready for take off. A few minutes later, he announced that the left engine wouldn't fire up! Not very comforting for someone with a fear of flying! We finally took off and landed in Atlanta with only 20 minutes to make our connecting flight to Mexico City. We took a taxi to our hotel, checked in, ate supper and crashed. 

The next morning while waiting to be picked up and driven to Puebla, we met a lovely couple from Norway. The husband had just finished his stem cell transplant and was flying back to Norway later that evening. They had nothing but positive things to say about their experience. We felt very encouraged.

We were taken to our apartment (pictures tomorrow hopefully) where we unpacked and rested for a few hours. Then our driver, Tony took a group of us grocery shopping. That was a fun yet frustrating experience. Thank goodness for smart phones that convert pesos to dollars!

Serious packing under way...

In approximately 28 hours, we will depart for the airport in St. Louis. From here, we fly to Atlanta, then to Mexico City where we'll spend the night in a hotel. The following afternoon (Sunday), the clinic will send a van to pick us up along with other patients to take us to our apartment in Puebla, our new home for the next month. We are probably 80% packed. The horses left to be boarded yesterday. Our inside dogs leave for their boarding tomorrow. Arrangements are made for the house to be watched and the inside cats, outside dogs and cats, and chickens to be cared for. It's all coming together.