the malaria story
sorry to drop the m-bomb zith no explanation. and again i fnid myself with only five minutes before i have to go learn how to make plantains. but, long story short
i had rice n fish with host fam on friday and shortly after began vomiting. and after that, everything gross that you could imagine. went to the doctor in the evening got blood drawn (new needle) and was diagnosed with the m and also disentary. i had taken every malaria precaution u could imagine but who knows what happened. i do not know how accurate the tests are, but the meds they gave me did work and as of today i really aml all better. my fam says malaria is like chicken pox so once and i am good to go. i sure hope.
gotta run
sorry
everything else is cool. really. there is lots of music and dancing. i am learning bambara litttle by little. i went to the national museum today and saw all kinds of mindblowingly beautiful art. i really like the other students in the group. food besides that first meal is not bad at all. i dont have modern toilet shower or faucet. i share a small room with my sis. the little kids are just great.
mmmmmuah
me
i had rice n fish with host fam on friday and shortly after began vomiting. and after that, everything gross that you could imagine. went to the doctor in the evening got blood drawn (new needle) and was diagnosed with the m and also disentary. i had taken every malaria precaution u could imagine but who knows what happened. i do not know how accurate the tests are, but the meds they gave me did work and as of today i really aml all better. my fam says malaria is like chicken pox so once and i am good to go. i sure hope.
gotta run
sorry
everything else is cool. really. there is lots of music and dancing. i am learning bambara litttle by little. i went to the national museum today and saw all kinds of mindblowingly beautiful art. i really like the other students in the group. food besides that first meal is not bad at all. i dont have modern toilet shower or faucet. i share a small room with my sis. the little kids are just great.
mmmmmuah
me
posted by hdaisy @ 11:28 AM
4 Comments:
At 5:37 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Thanks for writing! I'm very glad you're better. Glad you had that needle kit! Malaria doesn't come from food but dysentery can. Having both sounds like a true nightmare. Who exactly diagnosed you? I've done more research and you can, in fact, get malaria more than once,so please continue all precautions-promise? Also happy to hear the music, art and children are wonderful. Sounds great. Love you lots-looking forward to the phone call! Love, Mom
At 2:45 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Mon amie...I'm sorry you got sick but I hope you get better ASAP. No more dropping malaria-bombs without explanation, ok?
love love love, as always!...and continue the updates. I love to read them!
At 2:55 PM ,
Herb Selesnick said...
Hi Heather! Sorry to hear about your M&D - but glad to hear you are feeling better now. The maps really helped me to know where you are. I find your observations quite informative - I can almost picture your surroundings from your visual descriptions. You're starting to sound like a foreign correspondent for one of the U.S. wire services - look out Christian Amampour! I'll be checking in on you from time to time, so keep those fascinating dispatches coming.
Love,
Uncle Herb
At 6:46 PM ,
Frannie Noble said...
Hi Heather!
So glad to hear you're a Doumbia! Ask your family about Sati - she lived with them when I was in Mali. Your family is huge, but try and help the women out around the compound and that will help build your friendship with them. You have a little brother (Abu I think) and he's 2 or 3 and Sati was in love with him, hope he's doing well.
I'm so glad you're having a good time, and that you got over malaria...interestingly enough Sati was the only other person to get Malaria!
Please say hi to Modibo for me and tell Lamine that Stephanie (Aminata) Howie (Mohammadou) and Me (Ashatou) say helloand we miss him!
Let me know if you need anything - I have a SIT package that will be mailed to you soon! Do you know who's living with the Traore family in Lafiabougou?
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