To the parents of Sister Johnson and all who
are concerned,
My name is Sister Cassita, I have been a nurse
for 14 years and have worked in many different areas in the medical field. I
read you daughters’ email and can understand why you would be concerned. I will do my best to put your mind at
ease as much as possible.
When Sister Johnson arrived here in Kiribati
she had strep-throat which she told me there had been an outbreak at the MTC.
She thought she was free from it but on her plane ride over to here she was
miserable. After my assessment I found that she had strep throat, fever and
exhaustion from no sleep, she was in a bad way. I started her on and antibiotic
Keflex per Dr. Anderson's orders.
They were to call if things didn't improve and
when I would ask Sister Johnson how she was doing? the reply was always, Fine.
Then last week I was prompted by the spirit to
stop by. Sister Johnson was laying in bed with a high fever. She still said
that she was fine. I moved her to my flat along with her companion and had her
start taking the antibiotic again.
She does not have pneumonia that I know of but
that has to be confirmed with an x-ray. Our x-ray is broken right now. She
definitely has caught a nasty bug on top of the strep. I will be flying
with her tomorrow morning to Suva Fiji. I will stay with her 24/7. I will keep
you informed of the finding and the plan for treatment, after they do a
complete assessment: blood work, labs and x-rays.
All the plans are set up in Suva for our
arrival and the nurse there and mission president are made aware that we are
coming. Your daughter is in good hands and we will continue to do our
best.
She is not critical at this time and we don't
want her to get to that point, so that is why we feel that it is best at this
time to seek better health care than what is available here.
She is in good spirits and her companion has
been so wonderful to lift her spirits.
Love, Sister Cassita
Medical Nurse Specialist, Marshall
Islands, Majuro Mission
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