Well, I know that the vast majority of our texts are positive, funny and reflective. But Pierre-Luc and me just yesterday we said that to have a real view of our experience, should not obscure the hard times, enraged or tearful as we affublent here ... mostly health side. So, here we we loose lousse. We can do no more!
I am made to think that we will no longer be able to find a health insurer to our return to Quebec. It just does not make sense. To show you the odium of the thing, I'll draw a picture rácapitulatif ...
December-January: we have spent a month each in alternation, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and fatigue. It takes me weeks to understand that the altitude can not be solely responsible for this mess and that we probably do without at the same bacteria last month. Diagnosis: Salmonella for five. Antibiosis.
February : Pierre-Luc mug typhoid fever, a complication of salmonellosis. Really tough. 4 days of hospitalization with intravenous antibiosis. The rest of the family line is not so terrible is tested as well. Results: All except Matisse still have salmonella. The processing of last month did not work. Second shot antibiosis.
March Sandra grabs in turn typhoid fever. Real crap. Hospitalized for diarrhea without end that leads to a strong dehydration. 4 days of intravenous antibiosis. I hear you say yes, but they have not been vaccinated against it? Hey yes! (We can conclude that it is incredibly effective)
April : dementia symptoms of intestinal infection resurfaced in the body already weakened by Sandra. Full trip to the campo, 3 hours of what can be called a city. Result: ambulance ride night for Paz, one-week hospitalization with intravenous antibiosis. Diagnosis: intestinal infection Cryptobacter Freund (what ?!?!), resistant 
virtually everything that makes antibiotics, so that I was hanging from a lease but that the previous treatments did not make him a fold on the paunch.
virtually everything that makes antibiotics, so that I was hanging from a lease but that the previous treatments did not make him a fold on the paunch. one week later, in early May : Matisse is hospitalized at the same clinic in La Paz after the docs Oruro have concluded that they could not know what to do with him. 9 days of fever between 39 and 40, dehydration. Diagnosis: Typhoid fever. 1 week of intravenous antibiosis. And a little guy even more white, thin but very brave.
late May : Daphne fucks two days of vomiting followed by a week of great weakness. Our friend Benjamin, MD (whew, that's useful!), Visit a few times on his couch in living room ... and this time, no need to antibiosis, just bin patience.
First week of June : Sacha takes over. Vomiting, diarrhea, fever. Looks really an album that could finally resume the same toune. Diagnoctic: the cr *^%$# salmonellosis We leave the antibiosis.
Do not believe it affects us only us. Our Canadian colleagues to taste too. Right now, while its combat Sacha salmonella, Christiane is hospitalized in La Paz for a parasitic, Janelle is recovering its 4th salmonellosis in 6 months and Andree-Ann continues testing for gastritite secondary to intestinal infection. And I remind you that it is only 11 Canadian volunteers here.
Now I have the cell numbers of three medical specialists. I can reach them when you need it, day, night, weekend. No wonder with the fees you pay ... To give you an idea, jusqu''à Maintenat was claimed for $ 5,000 insurance. It is certainly not the best deal they have done!
It knows all the tips and tricks preventive-not possible. Each time, they have been reviewed with the docs: no water, no fruit and raw vegetables, chlorine disinfection, no 'tits juice bag, no food in the streets, washing his hands 10 times a day, we cook home ... But we agree that the more the system is weakened, the more fragile Pogner everything that happens. And five, say that the more likely to contaminate an-other is rather large. crises have abounded tears, believe me. We Ecours. Every time we say we can not take it anymore. But it continues ... Many must think we're crazy finishes. Perhaps in part. We thought to return to Canada, we still think so. Whenever there is one that falls on the floor, you think. The doctors tell us that our bodies will eventually get used to the local bacteria. Honestly, after 7 months, I think less and less ...
But must believe that there are many, many positive in our lives here ... because the heart is still there. We are nevertheless very happy to live in Bolivia.
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