Real Life Stories
ukSarah
I run a lodge on the lake in the northern region of Malawi where I have been living for the last three years (I am originally from the UK), I am married to Phillip, a Malawian, and we have a baby daughter, Charlotte Xanthe.
I had malaria once before I fell pregnant but during my first trimester I caught it again. Because I was pregnant, it became very serious, very quickly. I went to the doctor during the day, diagnosed and sent home with tablets which I took before going to straight to bed. Luckily my husband checked on me as the next thing I can remember was two days later as I came round with a drip in my arm, vomiting and very confused. I was later told I had slipped in to a coma because the tablets were not working fast enough. I see my self as extremely lucky to still be here and to now have a healthy baby!
I would love to live in a malaria free world and if we all pull together we can do it!
I have twenty staff at my lodge and one of the first things I did was to go out and by enough nets for them and their children. I am also very careful with the guests – we have a lot of young backpackers who don’t worry as much as they should about malaria.
I would love to live in a malaria free world and if we all pull together we can do it!
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