No, these don’t necessarily relate to each other, but I thought it would get your attention.\u00a0 Cassava is the staple root “vegetable” of Ghana, Zinc is often used in the treatment of diarrhea, and poverty…well, you be the judge of what true poverty is.\u00a0 I told you they don’t relate…but perhaps they do?<\/p>\n
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Today we had another case of malaria (it never seems to be lacking around here).\u00a0 Diarrhea is always in the running with our patients here too.\u00a0 We had zinc in our treatment plan for one of our patients.\u00a0 Zinc is sometimes used to shorten the episode of diarrhea and to lengthen the time before a recurring episode.\u00a0 Many diseases of poverty have diarrhea as one of the symptoms.<\/p>\n
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After a full day at the hospital, I went to the market area of Wenchi.\u00a0 As I was waiting for Frank to come and meet me, I was sitting near the round about.\u00a0 I saw a man selling cassava from a wheel barrow.\u00a0 I imagined that he did this day in and day out as a small farmer, making his living.\u00a0 I don’t recall what people pay for Cassava but it isn’t alot if I recall.\u00a0 This man somehow makes his living on this.<\/p>\n
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Later on I walked with one of the hospital staff nurses, an ENT specialist, to his home.\u00a0 He stays in housing owned by the hospital.\u00a0 It was very humble and very small.\u00a0 I met his two children, Blessing and Amazing Love.\u00a0 I also met his sister.\u00a0 His wife is a school teacher.\u00a0 Now these are two very educated people in Ghana living in a very small, somewhat rundown place.\u00a0 I have seen how the uneducated here live (most of Ghana I am told), and it is really beyond words.\u00a0 My two bedroom apartment would look like a castle to them.\u00a0 Our American poor would appear rich to these people.<\/p>\n
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Hey!\u00a0 Cassava, zinc and poverty do relate!\u00a0 At least here in Ghana.\u00a0 You see, Cassava is a staple that at least some can afford (perhaps the more educated).\u00a0 Here in Ghana, people live with diarrheal diseases such as malaria, much like the common cold is to Americans.\u00a0 And here in Ghana, poverty really is poverty, not just having less than you “want”.\u00a0 In Ghana, needs are often stretched!<\/p>\n
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It is quite an injustice to think about how much I have and how little these people have.\u00a0 Be thankful each day for what you have and give as you are able to those who really do have a need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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