Written 1st October 2014
On the Sunday we were in New Ayoma I threw up at Alex and Tobi’s which was really embarrassing but it signalled was the start of something more serious. It was down hill from there I think because I just felt nauseous all day Monday (not just because of the groping and violation of personal space) and then that night I was up and down to the toilet to be sick and other things all night. On the Tuesday morning I woke up with a fever and flu like symptoms so it was decided after a few phone calls with home and with Nana, that I should go to the hospital. Rebecca, Frances and Eunice accompanied me there which was nice but thats were the nice ended. The hospital was crowded and noisy and everyone was shouting and when you are ill that is the last thing you want. By coincidence we met Alex who was had a check up because he had been diagnosed with Malaria the week before, as had Tobi. We sat and waited for about an hour before getting my vitals checked and a malaria test done. The malaria test was horrific! They stuck a pin in my thumb and then drew the blood into a pipette which was already bloodstained from the last person. I then sat and watched as the same pin was used for the next person. If I didn’t have malaria then I probably do now. Luckily the test came back negative and we were ordered to wait for a doctor. We joined a massive que and I found a place to sleep because I just felt like death. 3 and a half hours later we were still waiting and all I wanted to do was to go home a sleep because I knew it was just a bad flu. Luckily Eunice agreed and we went home. It was an experience…one which I never want to go through again!
Abby x
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