Jigger and Caterpillars 18^th-19^th August 2012

I had my first Jigger incident (for those of you who haven’t heard).  I hope to get pictures up about it, but do google it if you dare!  Ewwwee it was horrid, I was NOT impressed.  But the lovely Aunty Betty did the surgery on my foot with the help of a safety pin...and ‘dug’ that nasty Jigger out of my right little toe!  The following day to this, I ended up having an encounter with a nasty caterpillar!  They are like a cactus, they have lots of small thin spikes and if you touch them, stick right into you.  It was my right little finger!  My right side was having a bit of a hard time that weekend.  Will try and find a pic for you of such a caterpillar.  I spent WEEKS continuing to use pair of tweezers to get more out from under my skin!  The Caterpillar incident threw me over the edge that week, I had had enough by that point!  Thank God, my toe has healed up well, and is almost now back to normal.  No added trouble of infection that I was concerned about.  Another lesson in trusting God in one’s health and where we are in Africa and the difference in medical care out here compared to back at home.  

Pictures of Caterpillar and Jigger to come!!!