Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Carol's Disease

I hate to say this, but Carol has been assured with a disease. It's not anything small, it is a life threatening disease. My angel has a disease. How can this be? Let me tell you a little bit about what Carol has...

Carol has a disease called Malaria which is very uncommon in America. It's common in Africa. She is 1/3 people who got Malaria in America. Malaria is caused by an infectious female mosquito which bites you and gives you an infection, which spreads through your whole body. There are 4 types of Malaria. Out of all the four, the one called Plasmodium Falciparum is the most life threatening, and I'm sad to say Carol caught it. She has had it since December 28th 2013, and I never knew.

Sadly, there is no Malaria cure. Nobody has found out how to cure it. The doctors have been working towards curing it so Carol can live. She gets treatments a lot, too. She has breathing issues from it. On the 6th til the 7th, Carol will be in the hospital getting Malaria treatments.

Carol also has a bad side effect called Vasovagal Response. It has many effects to it. Here are the effects Carol is getting from it...


  • Light seeming to bright
  • Diziness
  • Headaches
  • Seizures
  • Fainting
  • Vomitting
  • Dehydration
  • Random onsets of feeling extremely hot
  • Lack of sleep
  • Stress

That's what Ms. Nalonan told me she has been getting from her Malaria. I told Justine that Carol wouldn't be home for a while, and she went to get fun treats (treatments). Justine said she was happy for her big sister. Justine just brightens the mood about it. Thanks to Justine, I feel more okay.

I told Woody about Carol's Malaria, and he is almost as crushed as I am. I now stick by Carol, and I forever will until she is well. Even when she is well again, nothing will drive me away from her. So, that is all about Carol's disease.

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