Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Today was a horrible day

So this morning, we were supposed to finally begin our actual work at YMCA Camp Orange. As we loaded the bus, my stomach began to churn. To make a gross, long story short, I three up everything. I ended up in the ER with an IVu,ping fluids and meds in my system. They wouldn't let Erik or the YMCA Georgia leaders in the room with me, and they kept waking me up to drink some nasty water. Finally it sunk in, I was in a foreign country, with IVs pumping my arm, and little way to communicate with anyone, let alone hear a familiar voice. After beginning to cry, they finally let Rezi (a YMCA leader) in to translate. After three and a half hours of this craziness, they dismissed me. I have three prescriptions to take every time I eat, and I'm on a restricted diet the rest of the trip. I either had a virus, food poisoning, or ingested bad water - they don't know. The cool thing was I did not have to pay anything, because a billionaire owns the facility. After getting back to the hotel, I started to get a fever which makes me think I have a virus. I made my way to the YMCA band's concert for ten or so minutes, and they were phenomenal. Great end to a terrible day!

1 comment:

  1. What an amazing experience Lauren!I hope you feel better and have a great time! I can't wait to read more about your time there!

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