So a medical evacuation takes place when you need to be moved for a treatment. Intense med evacs include a visa & trip to another country. More common ones are to Villa where the Peace Corps medical staff is located. So I'm writing this post in ....... Vila :-) I was medically evacuated for Giardia. To save you the details, feel free to Google it (Wikipedia explained it best). My situation was to the point that they had to give me several shots in my arm to slow the cramping from overactive intestines. This was followed by a complete spell of dizziness where I literally couldn't read letters on my phone to text. I looked rough, BUT I am very proud to say Peace Corps Vanuatu has an AMAZING medical staff, as well as office staff, who went above and beyond to get me drugs at sight. And when the drugs weren't enough they came and got me. They worked amazingly well as a team and between them all I am well on my way to recovery. Here's to HOPEFULLY being smart enough to not drink the water without a filter or boiling it first.
All in all things couldn't have worked out any better if they had to. I'm so blessed because while in Vila I was able to talk/chat/Skype some of you. This did me a world of good! And I'm not gonna lie, I cried at how much love I have felt from you all! Thank you so very, very much!
Until next time
JumpInTheJungle
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