It is a strange thing but when you get sick here in Papua everyone wants to take your blood. We were invited to to someone house for dinner last night and it was wonderful (Pizza) but prior to being there Scott was not feeling so well. He was not eating much of dinner so explaining to our host that he was not feeling well they promptly said " We will take a slide and check it out". Taking a slide means that they not only have stuff to poke your finger with, but they have a slide to put it on and then they run it down to the 'drug store' to see if you have malaria. It seems that the High school girls are really good at poking the finger just right and taking the blood just right. I have seen this on more then one occasion. You really can't just have the flu here, you have malaria first then after the slide is negative we can talk about other lesser things you may have picked up. The jury is still out on Scott, his blood count was up but that could simply mean he is just on the cusp of getting malaria or that he has another infection. Either way, he is down for the count.
Health wise, we are all dealing with something. But Scott may be the first one to be counted as a real missionary. It is a rite of passage it seems.
2 comments:
Oh...so sorry to hear that. Will send many prayers that it is something simple and yucky, not something that is serious and yucky! Funny about the blood thing...seems like testing for blood sugar! Thanks for sharing so I know specifics to pray for =)
Heidi,
I LOVE the way you describe the things that are SO true and only common to those who have been doing blood slides for half their life. What a good window on the reality of life in Papua.
I've loved all your blogs, and frequently post them on our office wall.
Praying for a return to health for all.
Hugs, Crissie
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