As I have already mentioned, it was Esperanza´s birthday on Wednesday, but I did not note that the following day was Erin´s (dentist from the U.S. who is staying in my host house, too) and Esperanza´s daughter-in-law´s birthday. In a few days it will be Sofia´s (Esperanza´s granddaughter) birthday. So on Wednesday, we lit candles and sang the birthday song four times. I was so amused. Four times. They sing the song in English, then have a second verse in Spanish. The second verse is ¨We want cake¨times three and another line that I don´t remember.
By they way, Happy Birthday to my uncles Dean and Don.On an entirely unrelated note, I worked an overnight shift last night at Casa Jackson. I was afraid that it would be super stressful, a full twelve hours of bawling kids. However, it turns out that most of the kids sleep for most of the night. I also enjoyed the opportunity to practice my Spanish with the nurse and the other volunteer, both of whom only spoke Spanish. Thoughout the night, however, I became increasingly suspicious that the kids were holding a ¨Pee on Bri¨contest. I was peed on by three kids, but Dani takes home first place. He got extra points for throwing up on me.
Dani is the newest kid at Casa Jackson, so it is understandable that his body isn´t functioning perfectly. He´s 19 months old and only 13 pounds. When he isn´t being fed (he eats or drinks every two hours), he tries to take bites off his clothes. I suspect (and I am not a medical professional) that he is constantly hungry but can´t eat enough to fill him up. His stomach is probably pretty little, and eating too much leads to barfing. Dani also spends quite a bit of time crying weakly and calling for his mom. I´m not entirely sure (because I have not studied statistical Spanish), but I think a sign in the Casa office says that a kid is required to have a weight three standard deviations below normal in order to qualify for care there. It´s a bummer to be telling you about this stuff, but I figure you should know about what Casa Jackson does. Right now, Dani is the only kid at Casa that looks extremely ill. The other kids look okay, even though I´ve been told they all show up looking as bad as Dani. Actually, one little girl, Dulce, just went home, fit as a fiddle, today. (Comma vomit. Sorry.) It´ll be cool to see Dani get well, too.
Dani is the newest kid at Casa Jackson, so it is understandable that his body isn´t functioning perfectly. He´s 19 months old and only 13 pounds. When he isn´t being fed (he eats or drinks every two hours), he tries to take bites off his clothes. I suspect (and I am not a medical professional) that he is constantly hungry but can´t eat enough to fill him up. His stomach is probably pretty little, and eating too much leads to barfing. Dani also spends quite a bit of time crying weakly and calling for his mom. I´m not entirely sure (because I have not studied statistical Spanish), but I think a sign in the Casa office says that a kid is required to have a weight three standard deviations below normal in order to qualify for care there. It´s a bummer to be telling you about this stuff, but I figure you should know about what Casa Jackson does. Right now, Dani is the only kid at Casa that looks extremely ill. The other kids look okay, even though I´ve been told they all show up looking as bad as Dani. Actually, one little girl, Dulce, just went home, fit as a fiddle, today. (Comma vomit. Sorry.) It´ll be cool to see Dani get well, too.
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