All night, I stood and crouched beside Sarah.
Many elderly didn't survive this hurdle.
Sarah was lucky; she pulled through. But after her fever subsided, she developed a coughing problem.
Every time she coughed, she would wet the bed.
She was also groggy, sleeping day and night. When she was awake, she spent most of her time losing her temper.
This illness was not only a test for Sarah but even more so for me. If I had one foot in the mud before, Sarah's illness had dragged the other one in as well.
The light in our bedroom was broken. I asked a neighbor to fix it. He said the wiring needed to be redone, which was troublesome, and he couldn't do it.
Electrical installations needed a professional electrician. I counted the money in my pocket; it wasn't nearly enough to hire an
