The government of Sri Lanka has put their anti-converstion bill to one side for the time being. They feel that there was too much pressure locally and internationally coming on them. This is a victory that has comes from prayer. However we are still not completly through. Probably at a time when the world is busy with some other crisis it was be speedily put to parliament.
We need to continue to pray for the island.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Slow Recovery
I've been out of hospital for nearly two weeks and the malaria has completely gone. However, I am far from recovery. The parasites destroyed so many red blood cells and although I am getting stronger day by day, i am very tired.
I did a bit of shopping yesterday, but by the time I got home, I was exhausted. I lay down on the couch in the living room and slept for about three hours. In the evening I was still tired and slept all night!
My doctor said that I need six weeks to recover properly but others have said that it might take me as much as a year to get back on my feet. i must admit, I am getting a little impatient.
I did a bit of shopping yesterday, but by the time I got home, I was exhausted. I lay down on the couch in the living room and slept for about three hours. In the evening I was still tired and slept all night!
My doctor said that I need six weeks to recover properly but others have said that it might take me as much as a year to get back on my feet. i must admit, I am getting a little impatient.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Back from the dead
After arriving back home from Africa, life began its normal routine. However after two days, I began feel ill. I vistied my doctor and we though that I had picked up the influzena that is going around.
However at the weekend, my temperature rose to over 40°C. Not really anyone could help us until we manaaged to see a doctor with tropical training. He had me rushed into the nearest largest hospital. By this time four days had past si.ce the first sysmptoms had been visible.
The doctors had now diagnosed me with malaria tropica. I was very sick. We had left it too last and the hospitial didn't have everything to help the speedist recoverery - except an extremely dedicated staff.
It was discovered that I a second strain and that the medicine wasn't working as well as was hoped.
A second lot was added and I began to doubt that I would make it.
The doctors were doing everything they could, but things were getting worse. In the meanwhile friends started a worldwide prayer chain and people were praying all over the world.
Praise the Lord!
Slowly the turnaround came. I thought, I wasn't going to make it. But God had other plans.
On Friday morning the doctor came to tell me that I was nearly through.
Finally, today, Monday morning the doctor allowed me as healed to go home.
I am still very weak and cannot write very much more. I did however really experienced God during my last night in the hospital.
However at the weekend, my temperature rose to over 40°C. Not really anyone could help us until we manaaged to see a doctor with tropical training. He had me rushed into the nearest largest hospital. By this time four days had past si.ce the first sysmptoms had been visible.
The doctors had now diagnosed me with malaria tropica. I was very sick. We had left it too last and the hospitial didn't have everything to help the speedist recoverery - except an extremely dedicated staff.
It was discovered that I a second strain and that the medicine wasn't working as well as was hoped.
A second lot was added and I began to doubt that I would make it.
The doctors were doing everything they could, but things were getting worse. In the meanwhile friends started a worldwide prayer chain and people were praying all over the world.
Praise the Lord!
Slowly the turnaround came. I thought, I wasn't going to make it. But God had other plans.
On Friday morning the doctor came to tell me that I was nearly through.
Finally, today, Monday morning the doctor allowed me as healed to go home.
I am still very weak and cannot write very much more. I did however really experienced God during my last night in the hospital.
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