Besides the occasional stomach ache etc most of us have been generally healthy. We've even spent some time joking and chatting about the time that we will each take our turn being sick with one random disease or another. The inevitable moment when part of the group splits off to the hospital has finally arrived... We were planning on going to Osu (one of the nicest areas of Accra where they supposedly have great food and beautiful fabric) today but woke up to the news that the trip was cancelled because Prof. Jelks had to take Sierra to the hospital earlier this morning. Apparently she got so dehydrated that by this morning she could hardly even walk... A few hours later we heard that another one of our girls, Pearl, was also feeling sick. She had a high fever and was getting intense pains in her arms and legs (which are signs of malaria). We sat with her for a while (trying to make her feel better) before Prof. Jelks came to take her to the hospital as well. We haven't heard anything else yet...but we're hoping it's something other than malaria. Dan is also having some trouble with his digestion, but at least he's sleeping now so we think he's getting better...
Today has been quite uneventful thus far, we've spent most of it worrying about our sick friends and sitting inside watching the mud thicken as it continues to rain. It's been raining on and off for a few days but since last night there has been intervals of constant down poor with misting rain in between... On the upside, I'm learning how to walk in the mud without splashing up the back of my legs... (I just realised how selfish and childish this last paragraph sounds in light of the previous one...sorry)
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