Tuesday, April 6th

After attending the Easter morning service the First Baptist Church in Carrizozo, Carol and I had lunch at John and Ruth's "house". Then, we were off to Tucson to pick up our repaired Malibu. When we left, John was complaining about some stomach cramps, and was going to lay down. We told John that we hoped he felt better and left. We arrived in Tucson about 7 pm and checked into a motel. The next day, Monday, April 5th, we retrieved our Malibu, returned the rent car and even had time to buy a door latch that had broken on the motorhome. Once we got on I-10 and headed back to Carrizozo, Carol called Ruth to see how John was. Ruth informed us that John had gotten worse and she took him to the clinic inCarrizozo that morning. There was only a physicians assistant there and he said that he was reasonably sure that John was having problems with his appendix and sent them to the Lincoln Co. Medical Center in Ruidoso, NM, about 40 miles away. The doctor at the hospital confirmed what the PA said and an emergency appendectomy was performed on John early in the afternoon. Carol and I arrived at the hospital around 4 or 5 in the afternoon and John was sitting up in bed. All things considered, he looked OK. The doctor is not going to release John until Thursday morning at the earliest. Ruth and Carol are going back up to Ruidoso this morning and I will go back up as soon as I tie up some loose ends.

The walk is still on, only delayed, again. We don't walk very much, but we have some interesting stories to tell. Stay tuned ......