Thursday, July 21, 2011
Spent the resting and getting dad’s health back on track, we finally convinced him to go to the doctors yesterday and they gave him pills for the water retention in his swollen legs and antibiotics for his infection. Cost of medical exam and medicine about $30 USD. Yes, for the living standards here that is a lot of money but back home without insurance you’re lucky if you can get into one of the local free clinics and often the medical exam alone is $60 plus any medication they need to prescribe you. Here, the necessities are inexpensive like food and medical attention it is the luxury goods that are expensive like clothing and electronics. So, today, we rest and hope that tomorrow comes with better news, although I doubt it since tomorrow I have to say good bye to my only two connections of home. I am trying to be strong today but I sit on the bed, lay my head on E’s shoulder cry a little and ask him to miss me because I know I am going to miss him so much it will hurt like never before. Everyone says there will be better days to come but right now I am not sure that’s true.
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