Monday.. :(
We have not had substantial internet now for almost 3 days so I am getting backed up a little, But if I make them short and upload them all at once it will just give you some good catching up on my life.
Once again… Monday… the start of a another beautiful day. I woke up with a slight headache that I thought was from the haitians burning plastic like it was going out of style. I took some meds and contuined on with the day. I ate a TON of food at breakfast – bananas, a mango, cereal, coffee and more. After breakfast we had the two guys on the team look at the generator and solar system. We came up with some ideas and started to run a test (long story short – after we left, someone went and turn the solar power on instead of letting it charge).
Anyways, we headed to Cite Soleil to do some sanding and block work. Our translator was late so that put us standing around doing nothing for a little while. By now my head was beginning to hurt really bad. I drank a lot of water and kept working and I also ate some food to try and help. After that I start to feel nausious. I stopped working and sat in the truck with our driver and took a nap. Around 11:30am we called it quits at Cite Soleil. We walked the team through the street market and the returned to Blanchard for lunch. Now – I am about to die. I get off the truck and I drop everything. I head straight for my bed. I took more meds and crashed. My head hurt so bad I could barely sleep. After about 2 hrs I had a bad fever and my stomach was very upset. I began making my way to the bathroom – holding onto the walls and everything I could just to make it there. After the restroom, I could barely open my eyes. I decided to head towards the hopsital/clinic. Pierre’s wife saw me coming and started having a creole conversation with me (which I could barely talk) so I just kept saying not good, not good. She then helped carry my to the DR where I just crashed on the floor in the corner.
From there, I was so out of it, I dont really know what went on. Despite the amount of water I consumed and have always consumed, I was incredibly dehydrated and I also had some sort of stomach bug. They hooked me up to an IV and gave me 1 liter of fluids. I left the clinic around 5pm and crawled right back into bed.
The DR’s came by and visited me last night to see how I was doing (and to scope out our new bathrooms). I think they are secretly planning something.
-Stephen