lean on me (1)

july 21, 2009
On one of many of my journeys back and forth from yetebon…………

As we drove, it was getting dark. No longer light enough to read my newspaper. I looked up to see a group of friends propping up an obviously sick man on top of a horse. Wherever they were taking him I’m sure it was somewhere to get help...

At home we get sick and go to the emergency room. At the very worst call an ambulance, or a helicopter. In 5 min help arrives and we are whisked off to the best medical care and most plush accommodations in the world.

Here, no such option exists. No matter where you are it is a long journey to get to any sort of medical care. And even that is only slightly better than home care at best---IF there is someone at the facility, IF they have adequate supplies available, IF there is electricity, IF they can scrimp together to afford whatever medicine they may need…. IF.

And odds are those friends had been walking that man for many miles… it makes me think of 4 other friends who went to similar lengths on behalf of their friend…"