Make a wish

I have a cold right now and have just started taking antibiotics. My mother has the same illness, both of us contracting it from my toddler niece who had a horrible cough last week. I hope they have treated my niece with some sort of antibiotic by now. My mother got her symptoms first, but she waited a few days longer to go to the doctor and it turned into bronchitis. Had she not been cluing me in on all of her symptoms, I may have waited longer too. I also found out today that my grandfather has a horrible case of bronchitis. Since he wasn't responding to his antibiotics, they took him to the hospital to do some blood work and discovered that he has a high white blood cell count, and that he has Leukemia. They are not exactly sure which type of Leukemia he has. I do recall when I was visiting him in January, he has this skin infection on his ear. When I revisited in March, he still had the infection only it had gotten worse. Supposedly he was on medication for that too, but it wasn't healing. I wonder if the reasons are the same as why his body wasn't responding to the antibiotics. I wonder if it all comes back to the Leukemia. I assume his immune system is compromised heavily. It is sad news.... and I hope it is a treatable Leukemia. He is living in the Veteran's home in Jennings, La. He was really enjoying it there. They seem to take good care of him too.

I just paid another round of school fees to Samuel, Denis, and Kiiza. The Uganda School fund is down to $42 now. I will be having a jewelry/photography party soon so that I can sell some art to raise money for the next round of school fees in September. Up until a couple of months ago I was selling my jewelry in Beleza, a fair trade store in Cameron Village. I removed it from the store because I don't have time to make new jewelry, and I'm moving to Chapel Hill soon as well. If I find the time, and get back on track, I may put my jewelry back in the store. I just needed a break for a while. Plus I am hoping that by selling it to friends, I can save the amount I'd usually pay in commission, and keep that for the school fees instead. Here's hoping.

The new headline photo is of my sister blowing one of those wishing weeds. I forget the name of them. I really like it... and that symbolism, at least in the U.S., is a hopeful one. You wish something, and then blow all the little seeds away in the wind. Sort of like the wish you make when blowing out the candles on your birthday cake. So... for those of you out there who haven't made a wish in a while... I'm suggesting it to you now... close your eyes, breathe in deep, and blow the air out through your lips, making your wish.