This photo is dedicated to my good friend Lakshmi who is a doctor at the university of Iowa Hospitals. Four years ago when I was in Kazakhstan in the winter, I got some horrible asian flu that had me down for over a week. When I say "down", I mean 104 degree temperature, wierd dreams, cure me or kill me type down. The best part of the whole thing was the great medical care availible to me. So here's the highlights to note. On the far right, you can see an almost empty bottle of vodka. Vodka is the universal cure for EVERYTHING there. They were rubbing it on my chest three times a day to "invigorate" my lungs.....The next item of interest is the what looks like a coat rack, a plastic bag, and a rubberband, but is actually an IV . Ok actually it is a coat rack, a plastic bag, and a rubber band, which were transformed into my IV. Not bad huh? Next, my two nurses. The one kneeling down on the right is one of the sisters from our community who took amazing care of me, to the best of her ability, the whole time. The other is the local nurse who gave me 5injections, yes 5, every day for a week. She has a special place in my heart............
Whenever I tell people about this week of my life, I have to say that I am really thankful for this week, because I really think that until you have been REALLY sick in a foriegn land, you can't call yourself a real missionary! Anyway, that's todays picture, and Lakshmi, I'm gonna have you on standby next time!
God Bless you all!!
Joe Nicklas Maria
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