Ashley Shira’s Blog

Day Twenty-five…the doctors become the patients

I wasn’t feeling very good when I got up this morning, but I just brushed it aside (I haven’t felt great off and on for about a week now) and got ready.  I even made blueberry muffins for everyone this morning.  It was a little more difficult than at home with the gas oven, but they came out pretty good.  And Adam even washed all the dishes for me….finally someone else that believes in the “you cook, I clean up” theory! All eight of us headed off to the hospital not knowing what to expect…..eight med students is way too many for this little hospital to handle.  After devotion, we sat in the office and waited for Dr. Akosua.  Tina said Kim and I didn’t look well.  We were planning to get tested for malaria today so we would have time to get treated before we leave.  With Kim’s illness this weekend and my feeling lousy this morning we headed to the lab first thing this morning.  Sure enough…..both of us have malaria! At least it is very easily treated here.  Dr. Akosua wrote us each a script for Coartem and a multivitamin.  We should be better in a day or two.  I feel like I have a mild case of the flu.  Other than some GI problems I don’t feel too terrible.  I have too much left that I want to see and do this week (I can’t believe it’s almost time to go home already) to let it keep me down.  We all (except Andrew and Izzi) had lunch at the canteen today….more rice and some spicy sauce.  Oh and some fish that I didn’t eat. Kim seems to feel a lot worse than I do and headed back to the mission house to lay down.  We are planning just to stay in tonight.  Adam and I are going to attempt to make some yummy pasta.  We have chicken and a three cheese pasta sauce so hopefully we’ll end up with something like chicken alfredo….I guess we’ll see.  I’m excited to spend a night in since we have so many people…I forsee a lot of card playing tonight. I love and miss everyone very much….and HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!