Updates on Caleb

Just a quick update on Caleb. Thank you everyone who thought about him. His eye infections are completely gone as far as we can tell, thanks to that med from the local pharmacy. We're grateful. His fever is also gone, and most of his cough also disappeared. He's just coughing a little bit here and there, especially at night. For the most part, he's almost back to his normal self again, and we didn't have to use the antibiotic that the doctor in HN prescribed. We'll keep it in the fridge here for the next time. Next week, he'll resume his once a week 'Big C' outing with Grace again. He's happy about that. He'll be able to go to the nice bookstore there to read books, then eat lunch at his favorite KFC, and have a sugar cane drink.
Some local folks here were surprised why we had to go all the way to Hanoi, a three-hour each way trip, to see a doctor instead of just going to the local hospital here. I didn't know how to answer them. I just felt more comfortable with a doctor with whom I could communicate. I am sure if it had been an emergency, we would have had no choice but to check into a local hospital here, which is about 25 minutes away by bus. It's Viet-Tiep Hospital built by Czechoslovakia, and people say they have a section there which meets international standards. I have visited the mother of one of the students there once last year.