Our poor girl, Ceciliah, was taken to the doctor yesterday after fainting in school. It was found she has malaria, a lot of it (not sure if that’s the correct medical explanation but that’s laymans terms). This is the first time she’s had it and our question to her was…are you using your net? Yes she is thankfully. She was given an injection and some meds to take over the next few days. For her the symptoms of malaria came in the form of a very bad headache and no appetite. I’ve never had it but have been told people will normally feel the same symptoms each time they get malaria. We encouraged Sisi to be sure and tell us if these symptoms occur again so medical attention can be given quickly.
Today she is still under the weather and we will be keeping an eye on her over the next 24 hours to make sure the meds are working and getting rid of the malaria, or possibly seeing if there is something else going on in addition to malaria.
Normally Sisi (left in photo) has a beautiful, genuine smile but yesterday and today it has dimmed a bit from being so sick. We would appreciate your prayers for Sisi as she recuperates and heals from this.