Wednesday evening
June 6, 1979
Dearest Family -This letter is late being written for a variety of reasons but hope that you will excuse them all. The main one is that Mary Virginia hasn't felt good and we have made several trips to the doctor or health related institution in the last week.
We did go to Pittsburgh on Memorial Day - ten of us in three cars and managed to stay together very well. The sessions started that evening and ran through Friday evening and included a program at the Civic Arena on Saturday called Jesus '79 to celebrate Pentecost in 28 cities around the country. They had some outstanding speakers and one could choose four classes a day from about 14 different ones. There were also a variety of speakers each evening.
Mary Virginia felt pretty good until Wednesday and from then on until now she has felt progressively worse with stomach cramps, dizziness, vomiting, etc. I got some medicine from the University (Duquesne) Health Service but it didn't seem to help so we ended up taking her to Mercy Hospital via the emergency squad. There they tested her but released her with another prescription which she finished taking but still not feeling any better. So yesterday we went to Hillsboro to see Dr. Paul Terrell but after waiting for 1 1/2 hours came back home as MV was so uncomfortable and he hadn't come back to the office. She felt some better this morning but after taking a bath felt her old miserable self so got her an appointment in Wilmington with Dr. Bath (young Ed) and he really impressed both of us and we were out with a couple of prescriptions and word that they would let us know the results of blood tests tomorrow. If she doesn't feel much better by Friday we are to go back.
Vacation Bible School started Monday and because they were short-staffed I have been acting as secretary so can go later and leave earlier than the rest. Collection take is to go to Donnie Achor. There were 78 children today and 25 helpers (teachers, assistants and song leaders, etc.) The final program is to be Friday evening.
The saddest news around here is the double fatality - Leanne Burke's sister and brother were in an automobile accident Friday evening. Her sister is Mary Virginia's age - Kathleen, and her brother is Jimmy, 11. It happened at the corner of George Henderson's at Rt. 73 and Nordyke Road. Leanne was rooming with Mary Virginia at the Pittsburgh Conference so we got the word through the State Patrol. Four of them took her back home early Saturday morning so it was a sad ending to an otherwise nice week. The driver of the car involved in which the Burkes were riding was Sharon (?) Erxleben from Sabina. The other car involved was not too bad as the occupants were treated and released from Clinton Memorial. Sharon was taken there and then moved to Kettering for more surgery.
It was good talking to you on the phone, Serena and glad that you arrived safely in Ft. Dodge. Appreciated your card and letter, Catherine and your letters, Roberta. Looking forward to having Roberta home this coming weekend. Mailed a letter to you, John, in Pittsburgh but realized later that it lacked one cent stamp of having enough postage so do hope that you get it. Your letter came last Saturday and we got a card from you yesterday from Wurtzburg (spelling?). We will add a note on our comments and more later about this. Mary Virginia had a pile of mail including a letter from Carol and heard that she called her while we were gone. Jane Burdette from Nashville also called to get more information about the Burke tragedy and invited her to come down.
We have been enjoying fresh strawberries out of the garden and see the cherries about ready to pick. Put out some twenty tomato plants, which the birds have been picking away on, but some will make it.
Last Week Dad went to Cincy on two days for the IBM computer school. They made the statement that at first they sold the unit on the basis that anyone could operate it, but said they now advertise that you do need some training.
[Love to all, etc.]
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