We had to take Josué, one of the youngest kids at the home, to the hospital today. He's had a fever for almost a week and the antibiotics he got at the clinic weren't helping get it down.
Sooo..Beth, Josué and I piled into the truck with Vivian and had a horn-honking ride to the hospial, a very small building in the middle of Villa Nueva. When Vivian said we were there, I was sure she was kidding.
Of course there was no parking, so Vivian dropped us off and Beth and I went in with Josué to get him into the emergency room. I was expecting a long wait and lots of sick people...but the waiting room was just about empty.
After getting down the correct information (quite a task between the two of us and the hospital receptionists!), we were ushered right into the room.
After the exam, we had to wait 45 minutes for the blood sample to be run, so we walked to McDonalds (where Vivian had parked) for lunch. Josué was ecstatic about his Happy Meal ("cajita feliz" in Spanish), especially the toy.
It turns out he doesn't have an infection, and we have medicine for his fever. All in all, it was a crazy adventure!
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