March 21, 2018. Playa Royale, Mexico. The Nurses.

Nurses are special people, especially Javier and Misa, who have been looking after Ken since leaving the hospittal. They are devoted to his welfare and never let him out of their sight. They work 12 hour shifts. Javier works at night, arriving before 8 and leaving when Misa comes to relieve him 12 hours later. They are good nurses and can do everything a nurse must be able to do. In additional to their nursing duties, they are encouraging and enthusiastic...and strong. They are also quiet, so having them in the condo is not a problem. Javier is young, maybe 25 and is a picture of a Mayan, right out of the pictures. And he is kind. Every night before Ken gets to sleep, he massages Kens legs with lavender oil. And If Ken wakes up in the night with leg spasms, Javier does it again. If Ken can not relax, Javier talks him into keeping calm. when Javier arrives, he goes to all four of us, and calls each by name. And he does the same when leaving. His englishh is rudimentary so we do not know much about his background. But we do know enough to know that we like him and most importantly, he helps Ken in every way possible. Misa is older and round and strong. Rita and I think she is in her 40’s. Today she pushed Ken in the wheelchair all the way to the dentist and back, a distance of almost half a mile. She also is devoted. We will miss these nurses when we return to Mississippi. They have nursed Ken when he was very ill and they are delighted now that he is better. But they will miss us too. They have become part of our family.