You can reach Sue at (314) 452-3685 or (314) 726-2032. You can write to her c/o Rose Holt, 905 Barnard College Lane, St. Louis, MO 63130


We've had time now to research some material Stephanie sent us about encephalitis. Thanks, Stef! It seems that the West Nile Virus can cause encephalitis, which is one bear of a disease. Dr. Costas said this afternoon that all the spinal fluid looked fine and, so far, no bad bugs have been cultured in it that would point to encephalitis.

Suzanne sent us information about the connection between encephalitis and shingles. We talked about that with Dr. Costas who said Sue's shingles occurred too long ago for there to be a relation to this illness.

Mary Myers called this evening, having heard Sue is ill. Sue told her about the memory problem she is having. Mary's response: Have you forgotten all those embarrassing things you did in your 20's? Sue said that unfortunately those parts of her memory are intact.

Also, Sue's physical therapist in St. Louis at St. Mary's called when Sue didn't show for her appointment. She was worried about Sue. She and Sue's other therapist are praying for a full and fast recovery and want to be kept updated.

A note to Catrina: Thanks for this Blue Cross insurance! So far, so good. No problems with precertification; it was handled between someone here at St. Francis and a person in the Blue Cross Blue Shield office. God only knows what this stay in the hospital will add up to.

We had a wonderful time at Randy's 40th birthday party last Friday. When we get back to St. Louis, we will be able to download photos and post them on this blog.