Posted by: adarme24 | May 6, 2008

Don’ went and got sick!

Working with sick babies is dangerous buisness. 

Here is the result of my volunteering last week with eight of them. I tell ya, I have the immune system of a toy poodle!

Jesse has been my true hero as he took vigilant care of me last Friday night through Monday evening. I was sicker than I can remember being in a long time and I will be able to sympathize with how lousy these poor babies are feeling now. Some of them (its so sad) they will just barely move around, make very little noise, and when we try to play with them a lot, they give us this sad look like they want to entertain us back but just don’t have the energy for it.

I will be a better worker now that I can understand, partially, their physical discomfort. 

I have been in bed literally for 3 days straight, Jesse being my constant nurse, and finally we were 
told by a good friend to go to the hospital because if what I have was really serious, I needed medication quickly.  Turns out I was suffering from a virus. Boo. Seriously though, It was making me vomit all night and dizzy, stomach cramps, etc. on top of my whole body feeling like one huge bruise! Miserable! 
But they couldn’t determine what virus it was and gave the usual answer- ”you just need to let it run its course…” but he prescribed a probiotic that has made me 
feel remarkably better. I feel recovered now after sleeping a lot- Praise God!!. I was having visions from the movie ”Little Women” of the one sister who charitably holds 
this immigrant baby, then comes home a day later (like I did) saying ”I feel so… strange…” 
 and she’s in bed dying in the next scene with Scarlet Fever! Ahh!… 

As I was lying in bed, hurting all over and wanting to just die of pain, I was telling God- ”please don’t let me have one of those exotic African diseases! I want to go home again, please God!” I would not have been ok if I didn’t have Jesse taking care of me. He Jesse did awesome! I didn’t eat for 3 days. I had my first meal last night since Friday! And it feels like a miracle now to be walking with the living. Hooray and thank you Jesus. 

I will say though, the trip wouldn’t have been complete with out an adventure involving a hospital in Africa, right? 


Responses

  1. I’m glad things are on the up and up and you’re feeling better.

    I guess you’re right, it wouldn’t have been a complete adventure without the hospital visit.

  2. aww i am so sorry you got sick. I am glad that you are feeling better :)

  3. I love reading your blog posts! oh man, so awesome to see the sights and the culture and everything going on there =)
    major bummer that you were that ill, I hope your recovery continues to go quickly.
    I wanna go… lol.

    actually I get to head in that direction at the end of July =) not all the way though, I’m hangin’ in London with my cousin for a week.

    love you/miss you

  4. OH NO! What were you sick with? Not all of the blog is posted…kind of cut off on sides…


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