Some of the information given here may seem choppy or inconclusive.This is a “running blog” and a continuation of a much greater story.You are encouraged to go to the main web-site to catch-up or read previous blogs.These blogs tell the story of Christian I(100% DAV, homeschooling pastor-dad with M.S.)and Christian II (son 3 years old-T1 diabetic)-BOTH TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR SERVICE DOGS!
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Christian II – Today has been a pleasant nightmare, if there
can be such a thing. PLEASANT-Christian has been very happy and playful (Please
see pictures below, playing with his little sister). NIGHTMARE-One minute his
blood sugar level was down to 39, which is the level where seizures and comas
appear. Half an hour after that his blood sugar was at 110, which is fine.
Then
an hour after that… it was back down to 41. Then an hour after that… it was
back up to near 100, only to go down again over the next hour. We know what we
are doing! We gave him the proper insulin and here again… diabetes makes absolutely
no sense.
When Simon gets here (the service dog) he will be worth his
weight in diamonds! Besides the madness going on in my mind, Christian is very
happy and cool. Today it took him about 10 seconds to learn four different
shapes. Very proud of my child prodigy – LOL.
Christian I – I’ve gotta be quick today. It’s very hot out, and
I have been writing my blog outside, by the fire, for the past few days. Nuts,
right? Can’t stand the heat, sitting by the fire, and it’s a very hot day –
LOL. Well, I’m a creature of habit –trying to form one! Good training!
I left our story with SSG X and I hiding in the bushes from
2000 soldiers who were looking for us. We laid in the bushes for only about an
hour, and everything became very very quiet. So… we seized the opportunity! And,
while we were creeping through the enemy camp, everything was going well. Until
BOOM!- you remember those latrines we booby trapped
before? Well, let’s just say someone did not just have a very nice experience! In
retrospect, I hope they were able to relieve themselves after being scared by
an extremely loud bomb (A grenade simulator)-LOL.
Just then, it was like disturbing a hornet’s nest. People
were jumping all over the place. So, instead of hiding in some bushes again,
our hero, SSG X, took off running (just like before)! Here we go again! But
thankfully it didn’t take long and we were jumping back over the wire.
Now, I need to add some details at this point. Those same “gun
happy POGIE troopers” that we ran into before, started shooting at us again and
we had to double time it- or risk getting killed or captured. The last time we
went through this clearing, we noticed that the terrain wasn’t flat. There were
some trenches dug, some big rocks, and other natural obstacles.
You need to take in the description all at
once. We’re sweating bullets, bounding forward, trying to get back to our
base camp. Shockingly, while I’m firing and we’re running, our hero (SSG X)
pulls out a flare. He had the idea to pop one off so we could see where we were
going. Basically, you snap the end off; put the cap on the other side, slam the
stick into the ground with both hands, and the flare shoots off over your
shoulder into the air. Good training!
What our hero did not realize was that those soldiers firing
at us, were a part of a fueling detail. Their duty would have been to manage a
gigantic fuel bladder (about the size of a large garage) with several fuel trucks
beside it. Get the picture? Our hero
shot the flare over his shoulder and it flew through the air TOWARDS
THE GIANT FUEL BLADDER!
Ultimately,
the flare could have melted through the bladder and ignited it AND the fuel
trucks, and we could have had one enormous explosion on our hands (Not to
mention death, courts martial, etc.). Hold on! I’M NOT DONE YET! With no notice
at all, our hero starts running in the other direction -towards the fuel bladder (Because he realized what he just did) …Running,
running, running!
Now ding dong is running the other way, towards the enemy, clearly out of desperation! So…what was
he going to do? Thankfully, the flare landed about twenty feet away from the
bladder, and there was no explosion that night. When we saw the flare hit the
ground, we were almost already completely on top of their position!
We kept
firing at them and began running backwards (GOING AWAY FROM THE ENEMY AGAIN-
FINALLY). We were tripping over everything, falling in holes, “I was so
incredibly embarrassed”. Now I know why we didn’t get shot. They must have been
laughing their butts off. Good training! Thank you for the memories, hero.
Well, I ‘ve gotta stop here because you have to get back to work, and I’m already taking up too
much time. I’ m actually exhausted in the heat, thinking about that night. We’ll
talk more about it tomorrow.
Also, below I’m
including a progress report of where our fundraising is at right now. Please help
us if you can. Everyone thinks that SOMEBODY ELSE will help. Well, not many are….
If you can spare a few dollars, please do so we can help my son (and me) to
stay alive!
God bless you friend... :)
