Mary’s eye is mostly better today. The swelling is gone, it wasn’t glued shut this morning, and it’s only a tiny bit red. Hooray! Thanks to all of you who sent me home remedies.
Shadow is also doing well. She is eating and drinking and getting more energetic by the day. Good news for the weekend!
Tonight I am going to a fund-raising dinner to raise money for a school pool. It is a formal affair with entertainment – a band and also a mime – so it should be fun. Right now I think I’d prefer to go home and go to bed!
Went to a neighborhood meeting last night to discuss security (who’s paying for the guards, who’s feeding them, etc.) and found out that a lady just down the street from me is receiving $1000/month ZESA bills – she owes $10,000!!!! She makes me feel like I’m in good shape! She also only has power about 1/2 the time. Crazy!
Enjoy your weekend. It’s hard to believe next week is March – how time is moving on.
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We got another antibiotic drop that is being used in conjunction with the antibiotic ointment. Her eye is still red, but less so, and less swollen, too. It was still glued shut this morning, but not as much gunk. I’m hoping this will do the trick . . . we are to go back tomorrow if it doesn’t.
Shadow improved a lot after her shot yesterday, but started throwing up again last night. She is droopy this morning, but not as bad as before . . . in for another shot today.
We just lost our electricity this morning after 3 WHOLE DAYS with power!!!! Four of my neighbors had no power since Sunday, thanks to a blown fuse. ZESA couldn’t get out to fix it until last night (no vehicles) and then it went out this morning. I really feel sorry for them!
It looks like things are taking a turn for the better . . . knock on wood!
Thanks for all the suggestions. I now have more options if this latest round of antibiotics doesn’t do the trick!
This has been a frustrating week! Mary came down with pink eye on Friday morning. I took her to the doctor, who prescribed an antibiotic eye drop. It had no effect at all, so Saturday evening, the school nurse suggested I give her the outdated antibiotic I brought with me from the States. No effect (it was over a year expired.) Sunday I took her to the Trauma Center (like an emergency room) and another antibiotic was prescribed. The doctor also wrote a prescription for the same medication she had in America. The pharmacist (they call them chemists here) said you can’t get the American medication in Zim, so gave me the other. No effect. I have another appointment for her today with an ophthalmologist, about whom I’ve heard mixed reviews. I will take his advice with a grain of salt and get yet another opinion if his is too extreme. I can’t believe something as simple as pink eye has had her out of school for 3 days now, very uncomfortable, with swollen, red and discharging eyes and blurry vision!
Then, to complicate things, our dog is sick. She’s been throwing up everywhere and is very lethargic. I took her to the vet and they found she has a temperature, swollen lymph nodes and a tight tummy. They gave her a shot and said to come back for another tomorrow. I hope that clears her up. Also, she has these flies in her ear (they lay their eggs in the skin and eat away at it) so I bought some medication for that. Enough doctors already!!!!
The good news – this is the 3rd day in a row that we have had power. After having that many days with power all day over the past 2 weeks, I feel almost nervous about having it. Our next door neighbors, and friends, aren’t so lucky. We hear their generator going day and night while we wallow in our electricity. This I won’t miss about Africa!
I’ll let everyone know how Mary’s eye is coming when I have something more to report. In the meantime, I do appreciate your prayers for her!! Thank you!
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