Sickness and Health

I remember when our son, Marco contracted Dengue fever. We were in Puerto Engabao Ecuador, a fishing village largely populated by street fighting pigs and graced with a magical point break surf wave. It was here, in the middle of nowhere Ecuador that I realized that this fever, this illness was different and that it meant business.

He was 8 years old. After 4 days of high fevers, vomiting, lethargy and joint pain, I took him to the equivalent of an urgent care center/small emergency room in the neighboring town of Playas, Ecuador.