This is my sweet little Laura. She's 8 year old. She's in my 2nd grade class at Lago Yojoa Bilingual School.A month ago, we learned she had a heart condition when she fainted in class. By the time she made it to a cardioligist for a complete physical, she was normal and her results came back normal.
Today during class she fainted again. She did not have a normal pulse. Only a flutter. She broke out in a cold sweat and her beautiful chocolate skin turned ashen-white. She looked like the epitome of death.
In the U.S. we would call the paramedics. But there is no such thing here in Peña Blanca. The nearest cardioligist is an hour and half away in San Pedro. So we called her mom, stood by her helplessly and did what we thought might be the best thing to help her.
I recognize her symptoms. My friend, Dawn, back in Menifee had these symptoms when the paramedics discovered the type of heart condition she had. It's a condition that can only be discovered when caught in the act.
I told Laura's mom about my friend Dawn and her experiences, but she just couldn't reconcile the fact that her physical checkup was completely normal but yet continue to have these blackouts.
Please pray that the doctors in San Pedro might be able to discover her problem. If she does have the same condition as my friend, Dawn, she will need to be within range of a medical facility when the next occurance happens. That certainly won't be here in Peña Blanca.
I have always taken for granted our Emergency Medical System in the United States, until today, when we really needed medical help and there was none.
