I don't know who it was but they were right.
In the states I was cavalier with what I ate. I'd eat veggies off the same board I cut steak on. I'd eat my steak rare. I even got suckered into eating a Korean dish that was all raw (beef and egg included). You know what happened to me with all of this? Nothing. Not a darn thing.
With all the modern medicine and health insurance I could afford I didn't get sick from one slice of american under cooked meat.
In contrast, Haiti has made me careful of what I eat, even a little sheepish. I only eat what the sister's have prepared themselves. Everything is cooked fully and I've started steering away from mystery meats.
Yet here I am lying in bed recovering from salmonella poisoning. It all started after a work out. I couldn't do 20 push-ups which is a strange thing for me. I thought I was just out of shape... really really really out of shape but later that day I was feeling sick and had to go to bed early because of dizziness and a headache.
Little did I know this was just the beginning. On Tuesday my fever broke 104 and they took me to the doctor. This wasn't a happy doctor visit for me. Driving in Haiti is like a roller coaster without the inherent safety of falling 100 feet on a nearly vertical incline. And aren't all roller coasters more fun when you're sick.
For 4 days I was laid up in bed wishing I could just visit the States for a week, a day, an hour. Just to escape the land where reason seems to be a foreign concept and communication is off limits.
Today most of my symptoms have subsided. All I have left is an itch all over.
One thing is for certain. I feel like a freaking salmon.
Sorry to hear you were sick. Glad you are doing better, though. Miss ya! Emily
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