Sick in Nam

For the last week and a half of my Vietnam travels, I was stuck with the sick bug.  2 trips to the hospital later, (one in Can Tho, one in Ho Chi Minh City) I was still throwing up randomly and decided to come home instead of continuing travels around SE Asia.

An with me at the hospital-reading an American Cosmo!

Laura always at hand for the sicklies

I was really happy about having an IV

Yay no flying cockroaches in this room!

Thumbs up for finishing the IV drip

meds meds and more meds

This past Wednesday I was not feeling well at all at camp-so as soon as I got back to the Hoa An Center (where we sleep) I hopped in my bed and tried to sleep it off.  We had scheduled a shopping trip to Can Tho to get some last minute items before the weekend-but I chose not to go due to how I was feeling.  While the coaches were gone, I started to feel dizzy and proceeded to vomit all that was in my stomach. (noodles and Pepsi-a pretty sight right?)  As soon as the girls got back to the center from Can Tho they immediately turned into caring and compassionate nurses that took care of my every needs.  These included:

-       moving my bed from the top bunk to the floor so I wouldn’t have to climb down to go to the bathroom

-       providing me with all the water and Gatorade packets I could need

-       offering to stay up with me all night just in case I needed company while not feeling well

-       refreshing cold wet rags to put on my forehead

Let’s get this straight-I have known these girls for a little over one and a half weeks, and they were there for me-whatever I needed.  I am so appreciative of what these girls did for me-I wish I could thank them every day.  So a big thank you goes out to Laura, Sophia, Lauren, Morgan, and Ania-thank you guys so much for taking care of me.  Thank you so much for showing me the care and compassion I needed being sick here in Vietnam.

A few more photos...

Sickly body

What I woke up to after day 1 of sickness