Day 53: October 27. Malaria part II

The day got off to a rough start. Karla and Alicia both woke up feeling ill. We found out that the car was beyond repair, and Hellen became very upset about all the things that were going wrong.

At least the lab techs were at the hospital bright and early today, so Alicia and Kar got tested for malaria - Alicia's came out clean (hooray! The drug worked! Bed rest for 4 days then she'll feel better!), but unfortunately Karla has malaria too. At least she doesn't have it as badly as Alicia, although her symptoms were much more violent.

It was a day of rest and recuperating, punctuated by Karla being confined to bed, a couple of IV's and Alicia taking her first weak steps toward recovery. Karla became delirious in her weak state and made all the staff as well as Hellen, upset. It was a cause for a lot of emotional pain for everyone until it was told that Karla didn't actually remember any of it. The rest of the day was thankfully more quiet as Karla slept for the first time. That night she was forced to eat as she finished her second IV. Poor Hellen gave up her bed and spent the cold night on a mattress on the floor. She's a saint!
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