Sunday, July 31, 2005
The bush
Amoebas are among the sneakiest of all tropical diseases. Amoebas work in mysterious ways to make you comply with their presence. They weaken you with pain, drain you of all of your will and mental capacity, and pacify you with... beer. It's true, your stomach hurts less if you drink beer. It could make for a pretty unproductive week. Thankfully, my travel companions understand the amoeba, and gently coerce me to get up, sleep in the bush, and interview doctors. If I was left to my own devices, I would have stayed in bed in Bamako.
Amoebas are among the sneakiest of all tropical diseases. Amoebas work in mysterious ways to make you comply with their presence. They weaken you with pain, drain you of all of your will and mental capacity, and pacify you with... beer. It's true, your stomach hurts less if you drink beer. It could make for a pretty unproductive week. Thankfully, my travel companions understand the amoeba, and gently coerce me to get up, sleep in the bush, and interview doctors. If I was left to my own devices, I would have stayed in bed in Bamako.
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