Well folks, it has been confirmed by the local doctor that I have dengue fever. There is not much you can do to cure it except take it easy, drink lots of fluids, and eat grapes. Oh, and drink grape juice. Lots of grape juice. I have a feeling that I will be sick of grapes and grape juice once this is all over.
I have to go to the doctor every other day to get my blood drawn so that they can monitor the progress of the dengue. They look at the platelet and white blood cell count. I can't remember what my inital counts were when I got blood drawn yesterday, but they were about half as high as they should have been.
Please continue to pray for health and a speedy recovery for both myself and my teammate, Devin Tudor. He has dengue fever as well. This is not a cheap or fun way to start off our 11 month long mission trip, so prayers would be greatly appreciated!
