So, last night our driver came in and said the doctor said it was malaria. He gave him medicine for that and told him he wanted to look at his kidneys and liver on Monday. Everyone felt better, except for me...from everything I have read and people who I have known, it did not sound like the symptoms for malaria. Now, in my research I did hear of people who had reoccurring bouts with malaria because it wasn't cured the first time, so maybe that was the case with him, and maybe why his symptoms were a bit different.
I spoke with our friend, Julius, who took the driver to the hospital in the first place. He said he did not think malaria was all that was wrong with him. He thinks there could be ongoing health issues which were the problem, such as diabetes or high blood pressure. I guess we'll know more tomorrow after he gets some other tests run, but I just feel he is unwell. My family tells me I'm going to have to "back off and let it go" and to "have faith", but I certainly don't want to be foolish and put anyone in danger....not my family, our friend Hannah, and CERTAINLY not the driver himself.
We finished rather early today, so I'm hopeful our driver takes advantage of some much needed rest!
I have a sore throat, but I'm pretty sure it's because of the rainy cooler weather. Walt got eaten up by mosquitos last night (he said as long as he was around, I had nothing "mosquito wise" to be worried about), but all and all we are fine. No, we are GREAT! I still question what, if anything, God is trying to tell me by this trip. Since I'm coming back in November, I guess I still have one more trip to find out if He's saying something to me. For now, I'm just praying for a safe and productive rest of the trip.
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