Hospital!

June 24, 2011

Andrea had to go to the hospital last night and have emergency surgery for a twisted intestine. I will just write the highlights of today.

• Could not sleep last night until 2:30 thanks to the tea I had at dinner.
• Woke up feeling really anxious about traveling this weekend for some reason.
  
• School 8-1 during which we mainly talked about healthcare and hospitals.
• During the half hour break, I talked to Sander, a man from Holland.
• Checked my email when I got back and had a message from Holly that Andrea is in the hospital.
• Ate lasagna for lunch with Sandy and Kristen in Sandy's new apartment.
• I was told that I had to move to a different apartment with three people I had never met. I was anxious to find Andrea, but I quickly hauled my stuff down two flights of stair and up one flight. I now live with an English girl, a girl from Boston (still haven't seen her), and a male artist from Argentina (according to Sandy).
• Called Jenny to wish her a happy birthday.
  
• Went to Andrea's place and asked the owner which hospital Andrea had gone to.
• Walked 20 minutes to the private hospital.
• Visited with Holly and Andrea (3:30-5) and talked to Andrea's mom on the phone about how her dad can get from Guatemala City to Xela. Andrea seemed to be in a lot of pain, but she said she was much better than last night.
  
• Went to my school to ask for Patricia's number so she can pick up Andrea's dad.
• Went home to get Sandy's number for Andrea and to look up the number for the private hospital.
  
• Tried to call the private hospital but got a recording with a different number for the hospital. I called back several times but could never hear all 8 numbers.
• Asked a woman on the street to call for me and get the number, but it took her about four tries. She tried the new number and it didn't work so she called the old number and confirmed that she had the right one. She did, so she tried the new number again, but it still didn't work.
• Decided to walk back to the hospital, even though it was starting to get dark. Stopped at XelaPan on the way and got a sheca con frijol to eat on the way. I got there about 6:45.
• Visited with Andrea, gave her Sandy's number and some water, and left about 7:10 when nine (yes, I did type that correctly) nurses came into her room. I think the head nurse might have been training some of the others.
• Stopped at a tienda and bought toilet paper and water.
• Went back to Sandy's apartment and ate the chicken drumstick covered in sauce that she had left for me. (She had a dinner at her school.)
• Came back to my apartment, emailed Andrea's mom, and talked to Tammy for two hours!
• Called Andrea's mom and talked for a half hour.
• Looked up possibilities of accommodations for Andrea and her dad.
  
• Wrote my blog, did not do my homework (for once, I am not going to worry about it), and I'm going to get ready for bed. I have had a crazy day of running around the city, and it is almost midnight!