31 Days Reflecting on our lives in Haiti...Day 7
Day 7 Adventures in new medical care:) I think it may shock most people to know that we, of all people, decided to move our kids to a remote town in Haiti. You see, our youngest boy, Caleb Anthony was born 9 weeks early! He was a tiny 3lb 12 oz boy and Praise Jesus, he truly had no major issues! But he did remain in the NICU for over a month and came home on an oxygen machine for months. That experience alone changed Aaron and I in so many ways...not all good! So here we are, living in Haiti and fully aware that we quickly become our first response, triage center in our home! The first time we had to rush to a doctor was when both Caleb and Isaiah spiked fevers over 104 and the medicine wasn't breaking it. Thankfully we had a neighbor with a car to drive us down to a local doctor who spoke English and had some training in the US in medicine. He did every test he knew...didn't have any idea what it was, but at least...it wasn't Malaria!!! Sent us home with vitam