❤️❤️❤️ Our Bosco has health problems.
He injured his foot a long time ago.
Nothing was broken.
Since then, he has been in pain from time to time and his foot swells up.
The last few weeks have been very painful and he was sometimes unable to walk.
The health system in Uganda is miserable.
It lacks everything, there is no health insurance and often not even a doctor nearby.
For this reason, we have lost many people, including children, in recent years.
Bosco treated the foot with herbal poultices.
When I asked him if he had been to the doctor, he told me the following:
"One month ago someone from neighboring village had a same problem he went to the doctor they injected him and give him tablets, he died in few hours ."
Of course, we don't really know what happened....
but the fear of the doctor was born...
We advised Bosco to walk as little as possible, to cool the foot, to elevate it and to take a painkiller.
At the moment, the swelling and pain have subsided.
We have now thought about sending Bosco a bandage (which we hope will arrive...).
This will allow him to support his ankle in the future.
Maybe that will help. We will see.
❤️❤️❤️ Unser Bosco hat gesundheitliche Probleme.
Vor langer Zeit hat er sich am Fuß verletzt.
Es war nichts gebrochen.
Seitdem hat er immer wieder mal Schmerzen und der Fuß schwillt an.
Die letzten Wochen waren sehr schmwerzhaft und er war teilweise nicht in der Lage zu laufen.
Das Gesundheitssystem in Uganda ist miserabel.
Es fehlt an allem, es gibt keine Krankenversicherung und oft nicht einmal einen Arzt in der Nähe.
Aus diesem Grund haben wir in den letzten Jahren viele Menschen, auch Kinder, verloren.
Bosco hat den Fuß mit Kräuterumschlägen behandelt.
Als ich ihn fragte, ob er beim Arzt war, erzählte er mir folgendes:
"Vor einem Monat hatte jemand aus dem Nachbardorf das gleiche Problem, er ging zum Arzt, sie gaben ihm eine Spritze und Tabletten, er starb nach wenigen Stunden."
Wir wissen natürlich nicht wirklich, was passiert ist....
aber die Angst vor dem Arzt war geboren...
Wir haben Bosco geraten, möglichst wenig zu laufen, den Fuß zu kühlen, hochzulegen und ein Schmerzmittel zu nehmen.
Momentan haben die Schwellung und die Schmerzen nachgelassen.
Wir haben uns jetzt überlegt, dass wir Bosco eine Bandage schicken (die hoffentlich auch ankommt..).
So kann er in Zukunft das Fußgelenk unterstützen.
Vielleicht hilft das ja. Wir werden sehen.
https://blurt.blog/blurtafrica/@elkezaksek/the-story-of-our-uganda-project
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That does not look like a recurring old injury at all. More like an infection. Is the area warmer than usual? Is there any redness? It looks like Bosco could lose that foot, and infection could spread to his bloodstream if not dealt with. He needs immediate medical attention, not a bandage.
Of course I told him to go to the doctor. That's all I can do. (I'm not his mom and I'm a few thousand miles away!).
He twisted his ankle a long time ago and has had problems ever since. The brace is not for now, but for the future...