I had an appointment with an infectious
disease specialist yesterday. All of the tests that were run when I
first got to Canada looked good and showed that my liver and lungs
are fine (which is the main concern with malaria). My malaria test
was also negative. The doctor ordered more bloodwork and ran a few
other tests and is going to get back to me with results. At this
point, the two main possibilities are that a) there is still a large
enough amount of the malaria virus in my liver that it’s making me
sick and I just need another round of malaria treatment or b) because
malaria is such a foreign illness and I got sick with it twice in
such a short period of time, my body is taking a really long time to
recover. Either one is pretty straighforward and easy to take care
of, so hopefully it’s one of those things. The doctor wants to make
sure that it’s not another illness I could have picked up this year
just to be safe, and then we will discuss our next step.
It’s rough to think that I might have
come home from the World Race when all I needed
were a few more weeks of rest. Obviously, it’s good news and I hope that is the case. It just
doesn’t make being home any easier. I’m doing okay at home though –
I miss the squad so much and I’d take my crazy world race life back
in a heartbeat, but I trust that God is good and this is what was
supposed to happen.
