Wednesday, October 5, 2011

A Part of Life

There is a lady in our house that is very sick. She needs a lot of prayer. She has Typhoid fever and Malaria at the same time. I feel horrible cause I didn't even know who the girl was when my friends started telling me about her. She has been sick practically the entire time I've been here so I haven't seen her much.
All the men from our church went to her room tonight and prayed for her healing. They're going to try an take her to the doctor tomorrow, but the road to the hospital is only accessible by motorcycle. This poor woman is going to have to ride on the back of a motorcycle after she has been sick for three weeks. I can't imagine!
I started asking people how high her temperature was. I was trying to explain to them that if an adult's temperature gets as high as 105 degrees that can be very dangerous. Luckily, I packed a thermometer when I came. Her temperature was almost 105 degrees. Of course, I'm not a doctor but I do know that's to high. I told them to give her a bath in cool water to try and bring the fever down. I kept asking what medicine she was taking, but no one really knows. They just say its the medicine the doctor gives for Malaria. I have no idea what that would be. I want to, at least, give her aspirin or something but I don't know if I should mix the medications. I don't want to give her more then she needs.
I was telling a man here how upset I was that she was sick. I feel so helpless. He said, "No Carrie, don't be sad. This is natural. It's just a part of life." I am not as comfortable with sickness as the Haitians are. I realize they see this kind of thing everyday, but I have never. It breaks my heart.
Please pray she recovers quickly. I can't even imagine how awful she must feel.

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