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D.C. Jones (jones(AT)tdl.com)
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 01:36:48 -0800

My daughter lives with her mother during the week in a town not far from
here. We have the past few months been going through what many call the
teen years. But in fact she "my daughter" has been getting the shot end
of the stick. Tonight as every night she e-mailed me and in a long post
explained how frustrating it is with her steep father and mother. As
always I am concerned but have a difficult time giving a rational course
of action for her sense I am not close enough to the situation.
But it is obvious she is under stress when she reports to me she is in
tears most the time. And what has me writing this post is that she
reported to me, she has broke out in a rash and her swim coach doesn't
want her in the pool for fear it is the chicken pox. She has told me the
rash is sore but her mother insists that it is from a ph imbalance in a
neighbors hot tub.
I though am of another mind and am terribly frightened and in tears that
this maybe far worse. It may be Shingles coupled with high stress and a
respiratory/head cold last couple weeks.
I am in deep prayer and in tremendous fear at this late hour. I have
called her and explained in no uncertain terms what to watch out for and
what to do and not do. And written an extensive email covering what we
spoke of and much more. But none this relieves my almost overwhelming
fear.
This insidious illness has got to be understood or I will die of heart
failure before I see any grandchildren. To those that are under the
covenants of God please pray that this is just a simple rash and my
concerns are just that and nothing more. And those that are not God
bless.

Thank you Davej