Saturday, September 11, 2010

Mia--cerebral malaria

Mia is a young mother who has been a staff member in the medical work for many years. She is very petite and has a beautiful smile. She is a wonderful mother to her young daughter. She recently had a serious reaction to what the is believed to be cerebral malaria. Peter wrote, " She was unconscious for 40 minutes and is now semi-conscious. Mia is a faithful team member, she is small in stature but has a big heart--one of her specialties is caring for terminal cancer patients. We are also trying to contact her husband who works an hour and a half away from here."

She is well known by many American and Australian short-term team members. Mia has received the medicine she needed. It was brought in as an emergency response to her illness. She is now doing better--she is conscious, sitting up and talking. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.