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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:43 am

Maggie malaria is a result of being bitten by the anopheles
(female) mosquitoe.
Mosquites are part n parcel of African life.
I am sure she will be ok. I have had it countless times and
I am still here talking to you.

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:39 am

Sisipancake, thank you so much! This is wonderful news. It will certainly help me sleep a little bit better. I just feel so powerless about them and want so much to have them here. Thank you,
Maggie

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:04 am

maggieblue wrote:

Sisipancake, thank you so much! This is wonderful news. It will certainly help me sleep a little bit better. I just feel so powerless about them and want so much to have them here. Thank you,
Maggie

Try not to worry so much.
Pray more and ask for God's will in your life.
Sometimes what we want is not what God
has planned for us.

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:17 pm

Maggie I think this might help you understand malaria better and how to
deal with it.

It's a simple equation. Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, usually at night when they are most active. A long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet can help save two lives by protecting them from mosquito bites.

Millennium Promise along with our partners distributes bednets at no cost to the individual. Bednets are already an integral part of the interventions we implement in the Millennium Villages as a means of reducing malaria incidences--a primary component of the Millennium Development Goals.

Millennium Promise only distributes long-lasting insecticide-treated bednets. This means they last for at least 5 years and do not need to be "re-dipped" in insecticide, a process that is usually extremely arduous for individuals in communities far from urban centers. The bednets are durable and are imbedded with a pyrethroid insecticide which poses minimal toxic risks to humans but repels and kills mosquitoes.

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:43 pm

Thank you for this site, Sisipancake. I will send the girls one of these bednets.
Maggie

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:56 pm

maggieblue wrote:

Thank you for this site, Sisipancake. I will send the girls one of these bednets.
Maggie

You're welcome Maggie.
I hope you feel a bit calmer now.
It just takes understanding what you
are dealing with, and making a plan
to help minimise getting bitten in the
first place.

Another little trick is mosquitoes hate
quinone which is found in tonic water.
Yess the same Tonic water people add
to their favourite Gin and tonic.

People who drink tonic water don't get
attacked so much because the mosquitoes
hate the taste. Now that's another natural
way of dealing with these tiny but vicious
creatures..

You can also get creams, roll ons and spray
repellants. Most only need to be applied 2ce
a day since each application lasts for about
12 hours. Obviously one must read packages
to get exact instructions.
You can usually buy these from chemists. They
are not *prescription* drugs.
You will find most of them use natural herbs and
products so the dangers of having negative side
effects is kept to a minimum.

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:09 pm

SisiP, I will also pass this information to my girls. I do not know how much they know about what to do or their exact living conditions. My husband says Michelle may not even be sick, and this may be a way to get money; but I don't believe that. I've always found it's better to try to trust people. Thanks, Sisi
Maggie

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:15 pm

Well if that was me..
I would send the things needed to either get better/and or/
things to prevent future illness.
If they are ill they will use them.
If they desperatly want the cash they can sell them.
People will do what they want to reach their goal.
Yes alot of people will make up stories.
You never know.

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:34 am

I agree with you completely! When you're very poor, you have some different standards. People who aren't hungry or worried sick don't understand them. Not unless they've been there too.
Maggie

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:01 am

I agree with you completely! When you're very poor, you have some different standards. People who aren't hungry or worried sick don't understand them. Not unless they've been there too.
Maggie[/quote]

I have a policy..I help where I can.
If someone asks me for cash for what appears to be
a good reason, I will give it to them, if I can afford to.
Only they and God know what's going on in their life
and if what they told me was true or not.
I consider it a waste of time picking away to see if
people are being honest or not. They have a concience
that judges them, and God that watches their every move,
and motive.
People go through some terrible times and if I don't help
where I could have, because of having negative thoughts,
then I am a bad person.
I was taught that when you GIVE, it is no longer your's
but the receipients. It is now down to them to make a
decision that is right for them to do what they want with
the gift.
Sometimes too, one could have a reason why they need
financial help. By the time you give them that money,
maybe something else has come up and they have to
spend that money on the more important problem.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:14 am

Your post is a good lesson in giving for all of us, SisiP. I hate people to ask questions when they give you money or loan it - it makes one feel beastly. I believe in giving like the wind - a soft, cool breeze that feels good.

Of course, I do not plan to give money away that we cannot afford. We live on a fixed monthly budget. After paying our bills and tithing we don't have much left. Sometimes we both have odd jobs that bring in a little. This is what I use for the girls or something we need. Living on a budget is difficult - so easy to get off the beam!
Maggie

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Unfortunately....or fortunately for you there is little you can do, but believe or chose not to believe them.

Malaria is a common disease in Africa ( can't count the number of times I've had it) due to the war conditions, lack of adequate medical supplies or clinics, coupled with malnutrition; it is possible your little girl needs to go to the hospital. Which brings us to your second problem............are there any hospitals or clinics available? Yes, I believe J.F.K. Medical Center. Third problem..........do they have the funds to get to the hospital and be treated?.......??????

Is it a scam? It could be. There are people in Liberia who believe that money grow on trees and will not hesitate to scam a relative for extra dollars.

I know of people who have payed tuition for family members back home, and these people have not seen the inside of a classroom! Shocked

I say go with your heart.......if you don't want to send money, send supplies. Food (canned), vitamins, some non perishable provisions etc. and wait and see what happens.

If they are in need...........like Sisi said, they'll use the stuff and thank you for it!

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:32 am

Thank you also, Rhinabear. Tell me please, what is a Malaria attack like?
Maggie

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:58 pm

Maggie have you ever had flu? It's like that but magnigfy
the pain 10 times, all your
body aches, you sweat and your bed becomes soaked
in sweat because your temprature is so high.
When you try to get out of bed your head hurts and you
have no energy.
Malaria is carried through the blood stream. So you can
imagine what damage it does.
One bout of malaria I had , I suffered with Pyrexia, which
is where your temperature is extremly high and you become
delerious uttering crazy things.
I was in boarding school and lucky for me my God Brother
was a day student at the same school. He had to call
his mum (My God Mother) who is a nurse to come and
attend to me. The drugs that treat malaria are very bitter.
There is nothing worse than not being able to eat, your
mouth is already bitter, you have projectile vomiting and
then you could even end up on a drip to prevent you
from dehydrating. Malaria is one of the worst illnesses on
this earth, in my experience. Living on Lucozade and
Glucose is the standard way of trying to feed the body
while malaria ravages your system Evil or Very Mad

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maggie sorry to say but sometime that could be a scam
have u heard about the nigerian and liberian scam?