The Illness of Many Names
So there is this mosquito borne illness going around Haiti. It has been given many names, mainly by people who can't remember what it's actually called. A few examples, Mumbo-jumbo, Chickengumbo, chicken-coonya, that chicken thing, to name just a few. The official name of this awful illness is Chikungunya, but in Haiti it is known as kase les zo which roughly translates as bone breaking. In my opinion this is a very appropriate name for this illness, as it truly feels like your bones are breaking! I had a quick trip to Canada planned at the end of May to meet my cousin's new baby, have some family time and visit with my church family as it had been nine months since I had been outside of Haiti. I arrived just before midnight on Tuesday May 27th, so excited to be back in Canada. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were spent hanging out with family, discovering the elaborate vocabulary my niece and nephew have acquired in the 9 months since I had last seen them,