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1. As you probably know from reading Denise’s account, she broke her collarbone during an otherwise fantastic beach vacation in Batu Karas. She also received two incredibly painful massages on the broken bone - not a hairline fracture either, a proper break - before we knew what the problem was. She is an extremely tough girl and has managed to survive through all this, and the odds are good that she won’t need surgery.
2. Last week I developed an extremely strong fever that lasted all day Wednesday and Thursday. I spent nearly 48 straight hours in bed. It was so strong that I decided to see a doctor on Friday. Even though the fever was mostly gone, he was concerned that I might have dengue fever and need to be hospitalized for a week or two. So I took a couple of blood tests, and thankfully they don’t seem to indicate dengue. But for about 36 hours I was really nervous.
3. Denise and I have both been struggling with a lung infection that is causing a raspy cough which is hard to stop. Mine started on Thursday (with the fever) and Denise’s started on Friday I think. Anyway, it has sapped our energy and kicked our butts. Mine is starting to retreat thanks to some antibiotics the doctor gave me, but Denise’s is still giving her grief.

So overall a very tough ending to our contracts. We certainly didn’t expect this turn of events. On Thursday, when I almost threw up in one pharmacy, and then almost passed out in another one, I started to get a little worried. I was concerned about our ability to take care of each other, since we were both incapacitated. Thankfully we have many good friends here who have helped us out. And things are looking up now.