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Wednesday January 1, 2020
Happy lousy 70th Birthday to me...
NEW HEADLINE: BIG SASKATCHEWAN FARM BOY FELLED A MOSQUITO.
Complete update. Having slept maybe a total of 2 hours in the
last 6 days, yesterday I returned to the hospital in BugaLaGrande for further tests. I was so woozy they found me a gurney to
occupy while they put me on an IV and filled me with liquids to elevate my very
low platelet level. The diagnosis now is
that I have contracted the DENGUE virus.
The only way I could have avoided this was to be covered from head to
foot 24-7.
They gave me options
of going to Tulua (8 kms from home), Buga (32 kms) or Cali (over 100 kms). It was not a hard choice for me. I understood that I was going to be spending
at least a day there.
We got a ride to Tulua
and got admitted, and immediately put on another IV. These IVs take about 4-5 hours and made me
feel almost human again. I got
medications and sleeping pills and we were impressing the lovely Doctoras with
our recovery powers. My platelet level
had risen so nicely that I was allowed to go home.
Hitting the hay and
sleeping almost 24 hours was the tonic I had been needing. I was so very thankful to get some rest
finally.
However I am far from
being out of the woods yet. Around
mid-morning I got up to brush the “dry-mouth” so I could breathe better. I had just got to touch the toothbrush when the
wooziness hit again. I braced myself on
the sink hoping it would pass quickly. I
awoke later to find myself looking up at the sink dangling from the wall. The only ill effect to me that I can find is
that I bit the inside of my mouth. I am
counting my blessings on that one.
So I went straight
back to bed and slept the whole day, careful not to get up unnecessarily.
Cristina has been
amazing during this ordeal as I struggle through this.
THANK YOU so very much
to all the well-wishers. Your sentiments
and support are encouraging. Please
pardon me if I wasn’t able to respond individually to all of you. It is simply way too taxing on me, especially
on those tiny phone keyboards.
So, to everyone, HAPPY
NEW YEAR 2020. I am off to bed again.
That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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