As promised, here are some pictures of Mexico...
Here is the front door of the Oasis of Hope Hospital. The temperature has been pretty mild, but a coat feels good.
This is a view of Mom and Dad's room.
Here's part of the view from their room. The whole side is a window. Notice the fence on the hill that is the Mexico border. Mom and Dad have seen people talking through the fence! There are helicopters that are constantly flying back and forth to look for crossers. We can see the sky scrapers of San Diego from the beach--it looks like a totally different world compared to what we see in Mexico.
From the other side of the hospital we can see the huge bullring where they have bull fights in the summer.
Here's the hotel where Akihiro and I are staying--the Hacienda del Mar.
Here's a view of the sunset last night.
Today we attended a presentation by Dr. Contreras, the head of this hospital. It was very good to hear their philosophy and aim spoken from a sincere Christian viewpoint. Here are a few items that stood out:
--The Oasis of Hope's aim is not the tumor, but to achieve the best quality of life for the longest time possible.
--Strive to be a cancer victor versus a cancer victim. He spoke of some people who can be cured of cancer, yet they still live in fear that it will return (still a victim of cancer). He spoke of allowing God to lead life rather than cancer. Fears don't go away, but fear is manageable with God's help.
--There are other miracles in cancer besides healing--most importantly spiritual healing.