Update

A lot of children from Ethiopia come home with ring worm, among other things. My boys were no exception, but the worst of it I did not deal with. Ever since they have come here we have dealt with some ring worm spots on the the youngest kids. But it has started getting worse lately, and I think Samuel has it on his scalp. The lesions have gone away really well with lotrimin, but just never really kicked it. I brought Samuel in to the Doc. and they decided to put him on oral meds for the ring worm. It can be hard on the liver, so pray no harm is done. He was on oral meds about a year ago and it did show some effects on his liver, but Doc. will be doing blood test for safety. He will be on it for 8 weeks. Alemu also had ring worm when he was with previous family, but he doesn't seem to have it any more. Hopefully this will be the end of it! It can spread really bad, as my cousin has found out, with her two girls from Ethiopia.
Samuel will also be going in on April 16th for second surgery on his left ear, please pray for him. His hearing has not yet gotten better, but it was not expected to until they go back in and rebuild his bones in the ear. The Doc. says this surgery will be easier and he should recover faster then last one. His ear drum that was replaced has healed very well, and everything looks great! After this surgery he will have to have another on his other ear, they hope to get that one done with one surgery.
The boys have been doing well, they are still testing limits, but that's to be expected! Samuel has been kind of emotional lately, but not bad! It's already been 7 months since they came, I cannot imagine our life without them, they seem like they've always been here!! I just wish I knew everything that they have been through, they don't talk about it much, maybe they will sometime. They are such good boys, with loving hearts!!