July 15th, 2018: email to MOM only

Still havent gotten that package. just the water bottle. im sure it will come this week. im going back to the mission home for my interview on thursday so hopefully it will be there. Thank you so much for the money!! and tell grandma thanks too. you guys are seriously the best. ive been way say without a camera for the last month. dang mom these pictures are making me way trunky to be at the cabin. you looked like you had so much fun. cant wait to be there next year with everyone. 

My comp and i went to three different doctors to figure out her problems and all the different tests we did came back negative so we decided to put her on an anti anxiety and anti depressant for a week or two but she found out what the drug was and freaked out (khmers do not do well with mental things) and has not talked to me for the last four days because she wants to "solve her own problems herself." its been really hard on me and i just feel like a terrible trainer and companion because she wants to go home so bad but her family life was so terrible and i think she has some PTSD from it and is a little messed up from the abuse she took all growing up. i am in constant communication with Sister Lewis and President Lewis and we are trying to figure out the best way to help her. she is still vomiting every single day and in a lot of stomach pain. if she keeps going on like this for a few more weeks they are going to have to release her for medical reasons. i dont want that to happen at all but right now it just seems like there is nothing we can do but hope and pray. i feel like my khmer has skyrocketed the past few weeks because i hve to do everything 100% in khmer: talking to doctors, giving advice, talking about medication and physical health and hormones (that one was hard) and translating everything for everyone is so difficult but God is really helping me right now have endurance and patience and long suffering. keep praying for us. I love you mom! See you in less than 5 months! only 21 more emails from me before i go home!!

On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Annette Bashford <annettebashford@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi. Sorry for the short email, we are on the road and I’m not going to have WiFi. Let me know if you received your package so I can activate your card. Remember your pin is 1218. We had a great time in WY. Everyone kept saying “next year Maile will be here.”

I love you so much. I’m transferring $300 extra into your checking so you can buy a camera. Grandma contributed $100 of it. :)

I hope you have an amazing week!!! I loved your email last week. :)