it's always malaria...

...Even when it's not. We went in to the nearby 'good' clinic last week for an ongoing GI complaint on Devon's part. After describing his intestinal discomforts, and protesting the malaria swab test, we finally succumbed with a sigh. After the allotted ten minutes of lab time, we were brought back to the doc's office.

It went something like this:

The Doctor  - Your test came back negative for malaria.
Devon - I told you so. I have none of the symptoms!
Doc - Yes but your white blood cell count is high
Devon - okay, that could mean a lot of things. Could you diagnose some of them?
Doc - Yes but it's more likely that you have malaria.
Devon - you just said the test was negative!
Doc - Take this prescription. You have malaria.


And as a closing thought, here's a photo we should have posted a few weeks back.

Private bridge: No motorcycles!

Much love, C & D