Back in Kiev!

After 9 weeks and 2 days of sick leave, Helen is back in Kiev! She will still need to take it easy for the next two months as the doctor said it would take 3 to 4 months for her to fully recover from her serious bout with pneumonia. But she is glad to be back and just in time for the blooming of the chestnut trees in Kiev.

Helen has been cleared by her doctor and will return to Kiev on May 11!

Back in Kiev

Bill is back in Kiev, while Helen still recovers in Norway from a bout of severe pneumonia (see previous posts). Helen will go to the doctor on Monday, May 3, to see if she is ready to return to Kiev or will need some more time before she travels. Please keep her in your prayers!

Wellness and Volcanoes.

It's a bright, sunshiny day in Kragerø, Norway (no volcanic ash in sight) and Helen went to the doctor to get the results of her tests last week. The xray showed her lungs are clear, but the doctor wants her to be on sick leave for two more weeks and this includes no traveling. Now, Bill must try to find a way back to Kiev which is complicated by the erupting Icelandic volcano. After discovering that to go by train/bus/ferry would take at least three days and no guarantee of having a seat on some of the legs of the trip, Bill decided to wait and see if the plane flight issue resolves itself. He hopes he can catch a plane back by the end of the week. We shall see!

Bill is back in Norway after being in Kiev for one week for Easter services. Here is a a video that has pictures from our after church Easter fellowship and a few clips of some members wishing Helen to get better!

Doing better.

Helen is feeling better now, almost a week out of the hospital, but still some problems with breathing and being tired. She will continue on antibiotics for 3 more days, then take an xray after 2 more weeks of rest to see if her lungs are okay. If so, then she will return to Ukraine. Bill leaves for Ukraine in a few days.

Home from the Hospital

Helen came home from the hospital in Kragerø, Norway today and requested pizza. She enjoyed it and now has to take medicine for another week and rest for 2 weeks before she can return to Ukraine. Thanks for your prayers and concern.